The Moon Goddess Chang E
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 53 5/8 x 23 1/8 in. (136.2 x 58.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 109 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. (277.5 x 76.8 cm) Overall with knobs: 109 1/4 x 34 in. (277.5 x 86.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1981
Accession Number
1981.4.2
Tags
WomenGoddess
About the Artist
Tang Yin|Unidentified artist · 1470–1524
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.