明？ 佚名 傳文徵明 古藤樹石圖 軸|Old Wisteria among Trees and Rocks
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
25 x 11 1/2 in. (63.5 x 29.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming (1368–1644)–Qing (1644–1911) dynasty
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.220.110
Tags
About the Artist
Wen Zhengming|Unidentified artist · 1470–1559
Wen Zhengming (1470–1559), born in Suzhou to a modestly successful scholar-official family, embodied the ideal of the Ming dynasty literati artist. His father, Wen Lin, introduced him early to a leading Suzhou calligrapher, fostering his foundational skills in that art. A late bloomer, Wen studied under the master Shen Zhou, whose guidance shaped his profound reverence for Song and Yuan dynasty ar...