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Mountain Landscape in Moonlight

1200s

China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) to Yuan dynasty

(1271–1368)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on silk
Measurements
Image: 54.3 x 36 cm (21 3/8 x 14 3/16 in.); Overall: 139.6 x 41.4 cm (54 15/16 x 16 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1987.37
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Location
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Description

Painted in modulated monochrome ink washes with dark dots for foliate accents, the anonymous artist successfully suggests the dense atmosphere of a warm summer night. Under a full moon a scholar rides a mule, accompanied by a servant who carries his belongings. The poem inscribed by Chan (Zen) priest Yunfeng Miaogao identifies the figure as the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu 杜甫 (712–770).

Who rides Du [Fu]'s mule:
Through the universe his name resounds.
Chanting poems as he rides off on his mule,
How quickly does he become drunk with Heaven and Earth!

Mountain Landscape in Moonlight

1200s

China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) to Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

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