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Setting Sun on the Autumn River

Pan Yunyu Chinese
1604 or 1664
Not on view
As the sun sets behind him, a solitary scholar sits in the prow of a skiff on a placid river. On the nearby bank a grove of trees explodes in autumn colors, while on the distant shore a stand of trees is silhouetted against a mountain ridge. The river is often presented in Chinese painting as a place of escape from the cares of the world; in his boat, far removed from official duties, the scholar meets true repose.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 明/清 潘雲馭 秋江落照 扇
  • Title: Setting Sun on the Autumn River
  • Artist: Pan Yunyu (Chinese, active ca. 15th–16th century)
  • Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
  • Date: 1604 or 1664
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper
  • Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 19 in. (15.9 x 48.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
  • Object Number: 13.100.79
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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