明/清 佚名 仙山樓閣圖 團扇頁|Palace
Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 8 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (22.5 × 22.5 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
13.100.121
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite fan leaf, painted by an unidentified artist during China's Ming (1368–4) or Qing (1644–1911), captures the timeless allure of *Immortal Mountains and Towering Pavilions*. Rendered in ink and color on silk it depicts ethereal landscapes where mist-shrouded peaks rise dramatically, cradling ornate palaces and pavilions. These motifs evoke the Daoist ideal of shanshui (mountain-water) painting, symbolizing harmony between humanity and the sublime forces of nature, where scholars and immortals retreat from worldly strife. Mounted as an album leaf from its original fan format, the w...