Landscape with Fishermen
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk
Dimensions
122.2 × 42.9 cm · painting only: 42.1 × 31.5 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift from the Collection of George Gund III
Accession Number
2015.516
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About this artwork
Clad in a straw rain poncho and wide-brimmed hat, a fisherman is seated in a small boat. Reeds sparkle on the far shoreline among dark, black rock forms that appear to float above the water. On the near shoreline are a pair of pines, a grove of bamboo or water reeds, and two withered deciduous trees from which moss hangs. This landscape painting, which emphasizes an intimate solitary moment through evoking various atmospheric elements—rain, evening light, and frosty air—was one of the main subje...