The Xuehong Pavilion in a Scholar's Garden
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1831
Medium
Handscroll; ink and colors on gold-spattered paper
Dimensions
20.1 × 440.7 cm (7 7/8 × 173 1/2 in.)
Classification
handscroll
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
79572
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The name of this garden alludes to a poem by Su Shi (1036–1101), a prominent scholar-official who was censored for his political activism and renowned for his brilliant poetry and prose. In one of his most poignant poems, he compared the fleeting traces of human events to the footprints of geese (hong) left on snow (xue). The windows of the foreground building offer glimpses of the owner’s library and art collection: bronze and ceramic vessels, one painting rolled and stored upright, a desk for...