COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1998.148
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Dai, Jin
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Dates/Places:
Chinese; c.1388-1462 Asia,East Asia,China
Creator Name-CRT:
Dai Jin
Title:
Landscape with Daoist Immortals
Title Type:
preferred
View:
full view
Creation Date:
Ming Dynasty (1368-1662); mid-15th cen.
Creation Start Date:
1425
Creation End Date:
1475
Materials and Techniques:
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
Classification Term:
Hanging Scroll
Subject Description:
Depicts a rustic figure watching two gentlemen playing weiqi under a cliff. most likely depicts the tale of the Han dynasty (206 B.C. - A.D. 222) woodcutter Wang Zhi. One day Wang went into the mountains to find firewood. On his way he encountered twomen playing weiqi, and he asked if he could watch their game. After some time one of the men looked up and remarked that the handle of Wang's axe had rotted away. Astonished, Wang realized that he was in the presence of Daoist immortals, and rushed back to his village, only to find that several hundred years had elapsed in the course of watching the game. Eventually Wang Zhi himself became an immortal. (S. Little, 1999)
Creation Place:
Asia,East Asia,China
Dimensions:
175.2 x 106.7 cm.
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1998.148
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Russell Tyson, Avery Brundage, and Samuel M. Nickerson Endowment Funds
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E36242.TIF
