COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1989.363.33
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MMA_.1989.363.33
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Wu Zhen lived the life of a recluse. He was not very famous or successful during his lifetime, but in the Ming period he came to be designated one of the Four Great Masters of the late Yuan dynasty and his style was favored by many Ming painters, most notably Shen Zhou (1427?1509). Wu was fond of doing "ink plays," and his drawing shows a cartoonlike simplicity and directness.
Accompanying the hermit-fisherman , a symbol of the late Yuan unemployed scholar, is Wu Zhen's poetic colophon:
Red leaves west of the village reflect evening rays,/Yellow reeds on a sandy bank cast early moon shadows./Lightly stirring his oar,/Thinking of returning home ,/He puts aside his fishing pole and will catch no more.
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<p>Wu Zhen lived the life of a recluse. He was not very famous or successful during his lifetime, but in the Ming period he came to be designated one of the Four Great Masters of the late Yuan dynasty and his style was favored by many Ming painters, most notably Shen Zhou (1427?1509). Wu was fond of doing "ink plays," and his drawing shows a cartoonlike simplicity and directness.</p><p>Accompanying the hermit-fisherman , a symbol of the late Yuan unemployed scholar, is Wu Zhen's poetic colophon:</p><p>Red leaves west of the village reflect evening rays,/Yellow reeds on a sandy bank cast early moon shadows./Lightly stirring his oar,/Thinking of returning home ,/He puts aside his fishing pole and will catch no more.</p>
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
China 1280?1354
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China 1280?1354
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Wu Zhen
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Wu Zhen
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Fisherman
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Fisherman
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
Yuan dynasty (1279?1368), ca. 1350
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Yuan dynasty (1279?1368), ca. 1350
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1340
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1340
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1360
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1360
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Handscroll; ink on paper
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Handscroll; ink on paper
Materials and Techniques
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Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 17 in. (24.8 x 43.2 cm)
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9 3/4 x 17 in. (24.8 x 43.2 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1989.363.33
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1989.363.33
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
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Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
Inscribed by the artist
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Inscribed by the artist
Inscriptions
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1989.363.33.tif
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MMA_.h1_1989.363.33.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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