Viewing the Moon in an Empty Room
A gentleman and his young son sit in an open hall, viewing the moon through banks of mist. The artist’s inscription indicates that the scene was inspired by a poem of mourning, in which the empty room and the moon evoke the loss of a loved one.
Artwork Details
- 清 顧洛 空房對月圖 冊
- Title: Viewing the Moon in an Empty Room
- Artist: Gu Luo (Chinese, 1763–after 1837)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 1829
- Culture: China
- Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Each (painting): 9 1/4 × 12 5/8 in. (23.5 × 32 cm)
Image (album): 12 × 14 3/16 in. (30.5 × 36 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Jane DeBevoise and the Calello Family, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.549.7
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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