Sparse Trees and Pavilion, a Fan Painting by Wang Meng (ca. 1308-1385)

• Autores: Birgitta Augustin
• Localización: Metropolitan Museum journal, ISSN 0077-8958, Nº. 45, 2010, págs. 83-90
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the fan painting "Sparse Trees and Pavilion," by 14th-century Chinese artist Wang Meng. The author describes the calligraphic inscriptions on the fan painting and offers biographical information on Wang Meng, active during the Yuan dynasty. The author focuses on the combination of calligraphy, poetry, and painting in Chinese art in the Song and Yuan dynasties. Specific topics addressed include the relationship between Wang's fan painting and the poem on it, the theme of eremitic retreat in 14th-century Chinese art, and the possibility that the painting's recipient Weiyin is poet Chen Ruzhi.