Bringing a Lute to an Immortal's Pavilion æç´ä»è§å
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1919.128
Tags
Charles Lang Freer collectionChinaChinese ArtDaoist ImmortalsYuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)jiehualandscapepavilionqinriver
About this artwork
In the foreground, two men in scholar's robes accompanied by servants, each bearing his master's qin (zither, or lute), saunter across a rough wooden bridge. Their destination is apparently a pair of elaborate, two-storied pavilions built on the nearby lakeshore. Other scholars and servants can be glimpsed through the windows of the main pavilion, which stands on a stone foundation that extends into the water. Front and back sections of the pavilion are supported by ranks of sturdy pilings that ...