Conversation in Autumn, 1732. Two figures sit conversing in a thatched cottage. This painting illustrates two poetic lines: My guest came to sit beyond the dust, In a narrow room, we talked about the autumnal sounds of autumn. Hua Yan presented an intimate world—simple and rustic—amid a landscape. The cool wilderness depicted in this work conveys an aloofness that may reveal the inner world of a scholar-artist who failed the civil service examination but preserved a sense of pride and endurance in his humble surroundings.

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Size: 2574px × 6337px
Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 1644-1911, 1682-, 1765, art, china, chinese, cleveland, colour, dynasty, hanging, heritage, hua, ink, light, museum, painting, paper, qing, scroll, yan