Listening to the Waterfall from a Moored Boat, in the manner of Wen Zhengming
Reclining in a boat at the foot of a waterfall, a gentleman contemplates the cascade. A Buddhist temple is nestled deep within the mountains at top left. The artist’s inscription captures the sense of harmony the recluse finds in this place, removed from the flow of the world:
The temple bell resonates with the sounds of the waterfall, and not one bit of the world’s filth finds its way here.
—Translation by Michael J. Hatch
The temple bell resonates with the sounds of the waterfall, and not one bit of the world’s filth finds its way here.
—Translation by Michael J. Hatch
Artwork Details
- 清 朱昂之 艤舟聽泉圖 軸
- Title: Listening to the Waterfall from a Moored Boat, in the manner of Wen Zhengming
- Artist: Zhu Angzhi (Chinese, 1764–after 1841)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 1837
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 41 7/16 × 11 1/4 in. (105.3 × 28.5 cm)
Overall with mounting: 79 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (201 × 41 cm)
Overall with knobs: 79 1/8 × 20 1/16 in. (201 × 51 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Jane DeBevoise and the Calello Family, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.549.60
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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