Landscapes
A sensitive and lyrical recorder of the familiar, Ye Xin also experimented with effects of light, atmosphere, and color. His art may reflect a creative response to European images introduced to China by Jesuits in the late sixteenth century. This tiny album, small enough to tuck into one’s sleeve, would have been the perfect companion for an elegant garden visit or excursion to a local site.
Artwork Details
- 清 葉欣 山水圖 冊
- Title: Landscapes
- Artist: Ye Xin (Chinese, active ca. 1640–1673)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: dated 1652
- Culture: China
- Medium: Four leaves from an album of twelve leaves; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions: 4 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (11.7 x 14 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. C. Y. Chen Gift, 1987
- Object Number: 1987.223a–d
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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