Landscape for Zhao Yipeng
late 15th–early 16th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 28 x 55 in. (71.1 x 139.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Bequest of Dorothy Graham Bennett, 1967
Accession Number
67.6.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Landscape for Zhao Yip** by Tang Yin, a master of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), the poetic essence of late 15th–early 16th-century Chinese literati painting. Created during a golden age of scholarly artistry, this hanging scroll—measuring 28 x 55 inches—was likely a personal gift for Zhao Yipeng, reflecting the intimate bonds among Ming intellectuals who prized nature as a source of spiritual retreat. Rendered in ink and color on silk, the work exemplifies the Wu School's refined techniques, where delicate brushstrokes evoke misty landscapes, sturdy trees, and serene boats gliding on imagin...
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.