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Eight Poems on Stone Lake

Wang Chong Chinese

1527

Not on view

明王寵行書石湖八絕句扇面紙本

These eight poems celebrate the beauty of Stone Lake, a scenic site near Suzhou where Wang Chong lived as an adult. Wang Chong’s circle of friends included some of the greatest artists of the day, including his teacher Wen Zhengming, and they frequently gathered at Stone Lake for communion and artistic exchange.

Eight Poems on Stone Lake, Wang Chong (Chinese, 1494–1533), Fan mounted as an album leaf, framed; ink on paper, China — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

明王寵行書石湖八絕句扇面紙本

Title: Eight Poems on Stone Lake

Artist: Wang Chong (Chinese, 1494–1533)

Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Date: 1527

Culture: China

Medium: Fan mounted as an album leaf, framed; ink on paper

Dimensions: Image: 7 1/2 × 21 in. (19.1 × 53.3 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Lent by Guanyuan Shanzhuang Collection

Object Number: SL.14.2014.1.44

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