明 顧懿德 倣王蒙玩月圖 軸|Enjoying the Moon: Landscape in the Manner of Wang Meng
dated 1628
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 61 x 18 1/4 in. (154.9 x 46.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 123 3/4 x 26 3/4 in. (314.3 x 67.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 123 3/4 x 31 in. (314.3 x 78.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.220.111
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Enjoying the Moon: in the Manner of Wang** Created in 1628 by Ming dynasty artist Gu Yide (顧懿德), this exquisite hanging scroll captures a serene nocturnal landscape bathed in moonlight. Rendered in ink and color on paper, it measures an impressive 61 x 18¼ inches, designed to unfurl dramatically for intimate viewing. Towering mountains rise mist-shrouded against a luminous sky, evoking a contemplative scene of scholars or travelers reveling under the moon— a timeless motif in Chinese art symbolizing harmony with nature and poetic reflection. Gu Yide emulates the style of Wang Meng (1308–1...