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Evening bell from mist-shrouded temple (left); Autumn moon over Lake Dongting (right) ca. 1450–1500 Style of An Gyeon Korean 해질녘 산사의 종소리 조선煙寺暮鍾圖 朝鮮Evening Bell from Mist-Shrouded Temple (left); Autumn Moon over Lake Dongting (right)Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), late 15th–early 16th centuryHanging scroll; ink on silkPurchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose and John Gifts, 1987 ()This pair of scrolls was most likely part of a set of eight depicting the famed scenery around china's Xiao and Xiang Rivers. Landscape paintings illustrating sites in China
Evening bell from mist-shrouded temple (left); Autumn moon over Lake Dongting (right) ca. 1450–1500 Style of An Gyeon Korean 해질녘 산사의 종소리 조선煙寺暮鍾圖 朝鮮Evening Bell from Mist-Shrouded Temple (left); Autumn Moon over Lake Dongting (right)Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), late 15th–early 16th centuryHanging scroll; ink on silkPurchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose and John Gifts, 1987 ()This pair of scrolls was most likely part of a set of eight depicting the famed scenery around china's Xiao and Xiang Rivers. Landscape paintings illustrating sites in China known from classical literature—places that often had nostalgic associations—flourished in the early Joseon period even as their number and reputation dwindled in contemporary Ming dynasty (1368–1644) these scrolls are unsigned, the artist clearly aligned himself with the recognizable style of the fifteenth-centure master An Gyeon. the left scroll represents a mountain valley with a large Buddhist temple complex veiled in mist. The same mood of melancholy and contemplation infuses the cloud-covered mountain and cold, glistening light in the right painting. Despite the title, the moon is absent from the scene, which is notable but not without precedent. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #7708. Evening Bell from Mist-Shrouded Temple (left); Autumn Moon over Lake Dongting (right) Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Evening bell from mist-shrouded temple (left); Autumn moon over Lake Dongting (right). Style of An Gyeon (Korean). Korea. ca. 1450–1500. Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk. Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Paintings
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