The Garden of Serenity

Song Bolu (signed by artist), 1922

This painting depicts the visit of a friend to a scholar in the garden of his home, where he escapes from society to live as a reclusive hermit. The artist did not aim to render a realistic landscape, but rather make an idealized portrait of the life of a hermit.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-RAK-1991-6
  • Dimensionsheight 9 cm x width 45 cm x depth 9.5 cm, diameter 60 mm, height 115.4 cm x width 30.9 cm, width 413 mm
  • Physical characteristicsink on paper