Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
54-5/8 x 36-3/4 in. (image) 117-1/2 x 43-1/8 in. (installed)
Dynasty
Mark Description
Signed: Qiantang Dai Wenjin 2 seals: Wenjin zhi yin; Jing'an 2 seals of Emperor Qianlong, 1735-1796
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Francine and Roger Hurwitz
Copyright
Collection
Asian Art (Chinese and other Asian)
Color Palette
Provenance
Mrs. John H. Roberts (Betsy)*; Hurwitz; IMA. *most all of the Roberts paintings came from Senator Green of RI.
Gallery Labels
Dai Jin was a painter in attendance to the early Ming court and is the acknowledged head of what has become known as the Zhe School of painting. Named after Zhejiang province where Dai was born, the Zhe School of painting is characterized by using painting styles that were popular during the Song dynasty, 960-1279. These include such features as angular, sharp-faced rocks and one-sided compositions, often diagonally juxtaposing nearby objects to views into distant space.
Though most court figure painting portrayed elite people of the time or past cultural paragons, there was also a tradition of genre painting that depicted ordinary people, particularly farmers and fishermen.
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