The Immortal Lü Dongbin Appearing over the Yueyang Pavilion
This album leaf appears to depict a scene in which the puckish Daoist immortal Lü Dongbin dazzles the local population of Yueyang by hovering over its famous pavilion on a magical cloud. In this artist’s rendition, the tower is almost a world unto itself, with broad galleries, soaring eaves, and a vast viewing platform. The magical landscape from which Lü has emerged is represented by a lone mountain, described economically with a broad, graded wash of dilute ink.
Artwork Details
- 元 佚名 倣夏永 呂洞賓過岳陽樓 冊頁
- 明 佚名 呂洞賓過岳陽樓圖 冊頁
- Title: The Immortal Lü Dongbin Appearing over the Yueyang Pavilion
- Artist: Unidentified artist Chinese, 15th–16th century
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Date: 15th–16th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Album leaf; ink on silk
- Dimensions: Image: 8 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (21.9 x 18.7 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: From the Collection of A. W. Bahr, Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1947
- Object Number: 47.18.41
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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