清 余奏言、顏炳 望雲山莊後圖八景 卷|Rear View of the Mountain Villa for Watching Clouds
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Frontispiece: 12 7/8 x 51 in (32.8 x 129.3 cm); Painting by Yu Zouyan: 12 7/8 x 39 5/8 in (32.9 x 100.5 cm); Poems by Zhang Xianghe: 12 1/4 x 74 1/2 in (31.1 x 189.2 cm); Painting by Yan Bing: 12 3/8 x 78 1/2 in (31.3 x 199.5 cm
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Bequest, 2021
Accession Number
2021.390
Art Historical Context
This exquisite Qing dynasty handscroll, titled *Rear View of the Mountain Villa for Watching Clouds* (望雲山莊後圖八景卷), captures the serene beauty of a literati retreat through collaborative artistry. Created in 1844–45, it features paintings by Yu Zouyan and Yan Bing, complemented by poems from Zhang Xianghe. Unfurling to reveal eight scenic views from the villa's rear, the work invites viewers to slowly unroll its 12 7/8-inch-high expanse, immersing them in layered landscapes of mist-shrouded peaks, pavilions, and winding paths. Rendered in ink and color on paper—a hallmark of Chinese scroll pain...
About the Artist
Yan Bing|Zhang Xianghe|Yu Zouyan (Chinese|Chinese|Chinese) · |1785 | – |1862 |
Chinese, 19th century|Chinese, 1785–1862|Chinese, 19th century