Chinese Children at Play
Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
8 5/16 x 9 1/2 in. (21.1 x 24.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
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
47.18.82
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Chinese Children at Play" a joyful moment of childhood in traditional China, depicting boys engaged in lively games. Attributed to the legendary Emperor Huizongrenowned Song dynasty artist and calligrapher (r. 1100–1126)—though by an unidentified hand, this intimate painting dates to the Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty Such attributions were common in later eras, evoking the emperor's refined style of meticulous ink and color work on silk. Originally a fan, now elegantly mounted as an album leaf (8 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.), the medium highlights the artistry of portable, personal objec...