南宋 佚名 泛舟柳塘圖 團扇|Boating by a Willow Bank
13th century
Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
9 3/16 x 9 13/16 in. (23.3 x 24.9 cm); with mat: 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (39.4 x 39.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Song dynasty (960–1279)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
From the Collection of A. W. Bahr, Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.18.137
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate fan painting, *Boating by a Willow*, captures the serene beauty a Southern Song dynasty landscape from the 13th century Created by an unidentified artist, it depicts a boat gliding along a tranquil riverbank lined with graceful willows, evoking the poetic harmony between humans and nature so central to Chinese literati culture. Originally a round fan (團扇), it was later mounted as an album leaf, a common practice that preserved these intimate, portable artworks for collectors. Southern Song painting (1127–1279) marked a refined evolution in Chinese art, with artists favoring subt...