清 李漁 泛舟圖 軸|Landscape
dated 1648
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on satin
Dimensions
Image: 33 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. (85.4 x 28.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 85 x 17 1/8 in. (215.9 x 43.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 85 x 20 5/8 in. (215.9 x 52.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Accession Number
1989.363.128
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Li Yu's *Pan Zhou Tu* (Landscape with Boat), 1648** This hanging scroll, *Pan Zhou Tu* ( of Rowing a Boat), was created by the versatile Qing dynasty polymath Li Yu (1611–1680) in 1648, just four years after the Manchu Qing conquest of China. Painted in ink on satin—a luxurious medium that allows for subtle gradations and fluid washes—the work measures 33⅝ × 11¼ inches at its image core. As a bequest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from John M. Crawford Jr., it exemplifies early Qing literati painting, where scholar-artists like Li Yu blended poetry, drama, and visual art to evoke nature'...