Chinese Literatus Viewing a Valley, possibly mid- to late 1500s–1600s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573) to Edo period (1615-1868). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; mounted: 137 x cm (53 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.). This painting depicts a well-recognized scene in East Asian painting most often associated with the Chinese Southern Song dynasty painter Ma Yuan: a figure, most likely a retired government official, contemplating a high mountain valley from a scenic overlook. The lower left corner of the painting has a tripod-shaped seal resembling that of Kano Hideyori. The work appe
Chinese Literatus Viewing a Valley, possibly mid- to late 1500s–1600s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573) to Edo period (1615-1868). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; mounted: 137 x cm (53 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.). This painting depicts a well-recognized scene in East Asian painting most often associated with the Chinese Southern Song dynasty painter Ma Yuan: a figure, most likely a retired government official, contemplating a high mountain valley from a scenic overlook. The lower left corner of the painting has a tripod-shaped seal resembling that of Kano Hideyori. The work appears to have either been made or repurposed to hang as a pair with a painting by Hideyori.
Size: 2288px × 3400px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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