Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 8
Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694)
early 1650s
Medium
album leaf; ink and 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
1975.22.8
Tags
male
About this artwork
Leaf 8 Li Bing's colophon reads: Maple leaves drift in the wind, the autumn gusts bracing, Hibiscus flowers steeped with water, the evening breeze light. The moonlight's slanting beams shine upon dreaming lovers. No wonder that pair of fowl should dream of their absent partners.