Returning Fisherman in Misty Rain
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.A native of Nanjing, Zhang Feng was known for his poetry, painting, and seal carving. Without formal training, he created a strongly linear style in his landscapes that suggests the influence of Anhui School painters active in Nanjing. Here, linear forms modeled with touches of light ink wash generate a rhythmic momentum across the composition. The pervasive mist endows the sensitively rendered landscape elements with an inviting lyricism. His inscription reads:
Dark clouds over the cliffs linger into daytime;
Light mist mixed with drizzles obscures the green moss.
In a straw cape and bamboo hat, a man holds a long rod
by the river,
While white egrets fly back and forth searching for fish.
An old friend of the artist added an inscription in the upper left corner in 1683.
cat. no. 47
Dark clouds over the cliffs linger into daytime;
Light mist mixed with drizzles obscures the green moss.
In a straw cape and bamboo hat, a man holds a long rod
by the river,
While white egrets fly back and forth searching for fish.
An old friend of the artist added an inscription in the upper left corner in 1683.
cat. no. 47
Artwork Details
- 明/清 張風 煙雨歸漁圖 軸
- Title: Returning Fisherman in Misty Rain
- Artist: Zhang Feng (Chinese, active ca. 1628–1662)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: dated 1656
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 43 5/16 x 16 1/8 in. (110 x 41 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Lent by The Chih Lo Lou Collection, Hong Kong
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art