Pure sanctuary with pine grown stairs
Copy after Yan Ciping (å³)é»æ¬¡å¹³ (active ca. 1164-after 1181)
15th-16th century
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1909.245u
Tags
Charles Lang Freer collectionChinaChinese ArtMing dynasty (1368 - 1644)fanlakepine tree
About this artwork
On a rocky promontory, the unassuming buildings of a Buddhist or Daoist monastic complex overlook the placid waters of a lake. Narrow steps lead up the slope to a smaller building hidden among tall pines. Conforming to Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) practice, the main composition is concentrated into one corner, while the remainder of the picture space is given over to water, atmospheric effects, and vague landscape forms in the distance. This deftly rendered painting is a close copy of ...