Autumn landscape
Against a backdrop of towering peaks and red leaves, a gentleman in a tall scholar’s hat sits in an open pavilion where a young attendant waits upon him as he contemplates the autumn scenery. Nearby, two men chat as they gaze upward at the mountains and await tea from another attendant who warms water on a brazier. Even as new media and styles became fashionable in the late 1920s, many painters such as Qian Songyan continued to develop existing themes and images, bringing topics like the elegant gathering into the modern period.
Artwork Details
- 清/現代 錢松喦 紅葉清話圖 軸
- Title: Autumn landscape
- Artist: Qian Songyan (Chinese, 1897–1985)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 1929
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 55 7/8 × 15 3/8 in. (142 × 39 cm)
Overall with mounting: 90 3/16 × 23 7/16 in. (229 × 59.5 cm)
Overall with knobs: 90 3/16 × 26 9/16 in. (229 × 67.5 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Jane DeBevoise and the Calello Family, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.549.29
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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