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Carrying a Qin on a Visit

攜琴訪友圖

1271–1368

attributed to Luo Zhichuan 羅稚川

(Chinese, active 1280s–1320s)
Culture
China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
Medium
hanging scroll (now paneled); ink on silk
Measurements
Painting: 81.4 x 35.3 cm (32 1/16 x 13 7/8 in.); Overall: 170.5 x 49.1 cm (67 1/8 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
General Income Fund 1919.974
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A hanging scroll in muted brown ink on silk depicts a vertical landscape shrouded in atmospheric haze. In the foreground, gnarled trees with twisted trunks lean right from rocky outcrops near a bridge crossed by a tiny figure. The middle ground features rolling hills, while faint mountain silhouettes emerge through the background haze. Decorative tan and gold borders frame the composition, highlighting the painting's monochromatic palette and expressive, sinuous brushwork.

Carrying a Qin on a Visit

1271–1368

Luo Zhichuan

(Chinese, active 1280s–1320s)
China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

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