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明 唐寅 葦渚醉漁圖 軸|Drunken fisherman by a reed bank
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明 唐寅 葦渚醉漁圖 軸|Drunken fisherman by a reed bank

early 16th century

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Dimensions

Image: 28 7/16 x 14 9/16 in. (72.2 x 37 cm) Overall with mounting: 64 3/4 x 21 in. (164.5 x 53.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 64 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (164.5 x 60.3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988

Classification

Paintings

Department

Asian Art

Culture

China

Period

Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Rights

Public Domain

About Tang Yin

1470–1524Ming dynasty

Talented painter whose career as an official painter was ruined by an examination scandal in 1499. Around 1500 he began to study painting with Zhou chen. He was ultimately considered one of the Four Masters of the Ming, along with Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming and Qiu Ying.