Farewell at the Bridge of the Hanging Rainbow
Tang Yin
datable to 1508
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 11 11/16 x 42 3/8 in. (29.7 x 107.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 12 x 375 1/4 in. (30.5 x 953.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Accession Number
1989.363.53
Tags
BridgesLandscapesTreesBoats
About the Artist
Tang Yin · 1470–1524
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.