Who created "Landscapes"?

Landscapes was created by Tang Yin.

Is "Landscapes" in the public domain?

Yes, Landscapes is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

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Landscapes

Q: What medium is "Landscapes"?

Landscapes is Eight album leaves mounted as a handscroll; ink and color on silk.

Tang Yin

Date unknown

Medium

Eight album leaves mounted as a handscroll; ink and color on silk

Tags

Landscapes Boats Human Figures

Dimensions

Image (All leaves): 12 3/4 x 162 7/8 in. (32.4 x 413.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 13 1/16 x 306 5/16 in. (33.2 x 778 cm) Image (Leaf 1): 12 3/4 x 17 in. (32.4 x 43.2 cm) Image (Leaf 2): 12 3/4 x 17 in. (32.4 x 43.2 cm) Image (Leaf 3): 12 3/4 x 16 7/8 in. (32.4 x 42.9 cm) Image (Leaf 4): 12 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (32.4 x 42.5 cm) Image (Leaf 5): 12 3/4 x 16 7/8 in. (32.4 x 42.9 cm) Image (Leaf 6): 12 3/4 x 16 13/16 in. (32.4 x 42.7 cm) Image (Leaf 7): 12 3/4 x 16 7/8 in. (32.4 x 42.9 cm) Image (Leaf 8): 12 3/4 x 16 7/8 in. (32.4 x 42.9 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1980

Classification

Paintings

Department

Asian Art

Culture

China

Period

Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Rights

Public Domain

About Tang Yin

1470–1524 • Ming dynasty

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.