Album of Miscellaneous Subjects
Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694)
early 1650s
Medium
album of ten leaves; ink and light color on silk
Dimensions
21 × 22 cm · image: 12.6 × 17.3 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1975.22
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
Half of this album depicts landscapes; the other half depicts insects, birds, and natural subjects. Emanating peace and tranquility, Fan Qi’s landscapes reveal a quiescent vision and luminescence that lends an otherworldliness to his images. His insects and birds show his attention to minutiae and technical facility in the control of the brush.