Fisherman viewing the moon

Ye Guang Chinese
ca. 1600
Not on view
By the banks of a river, two men in moored fishing boats gaze at the moon. Their rumpled robes and unkempt hair indicate their separation from the ambitions of public service, just as their rapt focus on the moon suggests their connection to nature. Of the few surviving paintings from the hand of the late-Ming painter Ye Guang, most are romantic images of fishermen, so it is likely that he specialized in the genre.

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  • 明 葉廣 月下漁夫圖 軸
  • Title: Fisherman viewing the moon
  • Artist: Ye Guang (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century)
  • Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
  • Date: ca. 1600
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
  • Dimensions: Image: 57 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (146.1 × 74.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2021
  • Object Number: 2021.283
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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