清 吳歷 墨井草堂消夏圖 卷|Whiling Away the Summer at the Ink-Well Thatched Hut
1679
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 14 5/16 x 105 3/4 in. (36.4 x 268.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 14 11/16 x 393 1/16 in. (37.3 x 998.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Purchase, Douglas Dillon Gift, 1977
Accession Number
1977.81
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About this artwork
Created during the early Qing dynasty, this handscroll represents a masterful expression of literati painting traditions. Wu Li, one of the important disciples of Wang Shimin and a member of the Orthodox School, painted this work in 1679, just two years before his baptism as a Christian. In his inscription, Wu Li records that he created this piece one clear morning after a rainfall, sitting alone in his studio contemplating an absent friend. The composition features a dreamlike quality where bir...
About the Artist
Wu Li · 1632–1718
Chinese, 1632–1718