南宋 馬麟 松下高士圖 冊頁 絹本|Landscape with great pine
second quarter of the 13th century
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
9 15/16 x 10 1/4 in. (25.2 x 26 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Song dynasty (960–1279)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
From the Collection of A. W. Bahr, Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.18.63
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite album leaf, *Landscape with Great Pine* (松下高士), was created by Ma Lin, master painter of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), the second quarter of the 13th century. As a prominent court artist and son of the renowned Ma Yuan, Ma Lin exemplified the refined academy style of the imperial painting bureau in Hangzhou. Rendered in ink and color on silk luxurious medium prized for its luminous sheen and subtle absorbency—the work measures just 9 15/16 x 10 1/4 inches, perfect for intimate contemplation by scholars and collectors. The composition centers on a towering pine tree, it...
About the Artist
Ma Lin · 1180–1256
Chinese, ca. 1180– after 1256