The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream 箕山高隱圖
Dai Jin 戴进 années 1400
Cartel
- Artiste
- Dai Jin
- Nom en chinois
- 戴进
- Date
- années 1400
- Période
- Chine, dynastie des Ming (1368–1644)
- Format
- Rouleau suspendu (立軸)
- Technique
- Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk
- Dimensions
- Painting: 138.2 x 75.2 cm (54 7/16 x 29 5/8 in.); Overall with knobs: 232.5 x 96.3 cm (91 9/16 x 37 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 1974.45
- Provenance
- John L. Severance Fund
Ce qu'en dit le musée
Xu You, a recluse who refused the throne offered to him by legendary Emperor Yao, chose instead to farm on Mount Ji. Sitting under cliffs, his left arm resting on his risen leg and his loose robe revealing his belly, he displays a nonchalant attitude. Xu You is wearing a laborer’s outfit, a short robe and tight leggings, while his composed pose and gentle features reveal his lofty character.The composition shows rising mountains on the left juxtaposed by open space on the far right. Powerful brushstrokes and nuanced ink washes follow the style of the Southern Song (1127–1279) academy painters.
Notice de The Cleveland Museum of Art, fiche de l'œuvre.
Le saviez-vous ?
When the emperor offered him a post overseeing the Nine Territories (as China was known in ancient times), Xu You went to the River Ying to cleanse his ears from such an unwelcome proposition.
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Inscriptions et sceaux
5 seals: 1 of Huang Lin 黄琳 (active about 1496–1532); 4 unidentified.
Transcription et traduction : The Cleveland Museum of Art