Eight Poems on Stone Lake
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.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.
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.
Artwork Details
- 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
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art