明/清 佚名 倣倪瓚 樂圃林居圖 軸|Landscape after Ni Zan (1306–1374)
Spurious date of 1374
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
33 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (86.0 x 32.7 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
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.220.93
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite hanging scroll, titled *Landscape after Ni Zan ( Pu Lin Ju Tu)*, is a masterful imitation from the Ming (1368–4) or Qing (1644–1911), created by an unidentified artist emulating the Yuan master Ni Zan (1306–1374). Though dated spuriously to 1374, it captures the essence of Ni's iconic sparse landscapes, featuring rugged mountains, a simple dwelling nestled in a forested garden, and vast empty spaces rendered in ink on paper. Measuring 33⅞ × 12⅞ inches, this vertical format was designed for intimate display during scholarly gatherings or meditation. Ni Zan, one of the "Four Grea...
About the Artist
Ni Zan|Unidentified artist · 1301–1374
Ni Zan (1301–1374), born into a wealthy scholarly family in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, exemplified the reclusive literati ideal during the turbulent Yuan dynasty. Receiving a rigorous Confucian education amid Mongol rule's restrictions on Han Chinese officials, he cultivated poetry, calligraphy, and painting as expressions of personal integrity rather than professional pursuits. No formal teachers or...