Chinese scholar painting found a following in Japan. This diptych represents the ideal of the Chinese scholar who devoted himself to the arts in quiet seclusion. In a spring and summer landscape scholars gaze at the moon and seek the coolness of a stream. Befitting the Chinese theme, the figures drink tea in the Chinese manner: tea steeped from loose leaves and served in Chinese style ceramics.

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Size: 1097px × 3000px
Photo credit: © BTEU/RKM / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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