Evening Bell from a Mist-Enshrouded Temple, from Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang
In the late eleventh century, a scholar-official named Song Di made eight paintings based on the scenery of the Xiao and Xiang River region in Hunan. Paired with poetic titles that emphasized the melancholy of the misty landscapes, the Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang was a carefully encoded protest against the political climate of the day, in which officials faced the constant threat of exile if they crossed the emperor or his favored officials.
Over the years, the Eight Views became a common theme in landscape painting, not only in China but in Japan and Korea as well. By Liu Yanchong’s time, it was one of many canonical landscape themes and the choice to paint it was not necessarily politically charged.
Over the years, the Eight Views became a common theme in landscape painting, not only in China but in Japan and Korea as well. By Liu Yanchong’s time, it was one of many canonical landscape themes and the choice to paint it was not necessarily politically charged.
Artwork Details
- 清 劉彥冲 瀟湘八景圖 冊
- Title: Evening Bell from a Mist-Enshrouded Temple, from Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang
- Artist: Liu Yanchong (Chinese, 1808–1847)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 1842
- Culture: China
- Medium: Album of eight leaves; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 11 13/16 × 11 7/16 in. (30 × 29 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Jane DeBevoise and the Calello Family, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.549.17
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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