Fishing Scene
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 74 3/8 in. (29.2 x 188.9 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
47.18.47
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate handscroll, *Fishing Scene*, captures serene moment of men engaged in fishing, rendered in ink and color on silk by an unidentified Chinese artist from Ming (1368–4) or Qing (1644–1911). Measuring 11½ × 74⅜ inches, its elongated format is typical of handscrolls, designed for intimate, sequential viewing. As visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian department can appreciate, these scrolls were unrolled slowly by hand, allowing the scene to unfold like a private story, revealing the fishermen's quiet harmony with nature. The use of silk as a support enhances the artwork'...