明 佚名 舊傳李公麟 蘭亭修禊圖 團扇|Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion
16th or 17th century
Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 11 in. (29.2 x 27.9 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
13.100.108
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion This exquisite fan painting, mounted as an album leaf, captures the legendary 353 CE gathering of literati at the Orchid Pavilion near Shaoxing, China—an event immortalized in Wang Xizhi's *Lanting Preface*, one of the greatest works of Chinese calligraphy. Created in ink and color on silk during Ming dynasty (16th 17th century), is traditionally attributed to the Northern Song master Li Gonglin (ca. 1049–1106), renowned for his *baimiao* (white-outline) technique. Though by an unidentified artist, the work echoes Li's elegant, linear style, blending subtle...