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Composing Poetry in the Hall of the Luxuriant Cypress
Pan Gongshou, 1781
This is a typical ‘landscape of the study’ (shuzai shanshui). In that genre, scholars are depicted in their study in the midst of nature. This painting was made for Ye Tang, a famous actor at the Chinese opera in the late 18th century. His study was called the ‘Hall of the Luxuriant Cypress’. Ye Tang is depicted as a poet, alone in his study.
- Artwork typehanging scroll
- Object numberAK-RAK-1990-14
- Dimensionsheight 86.7 cm x width 38.6 cm, width 55.3 cm, width 675 mm, diameter 50 mm, diameter 41 mm, height 7.5 cm x width 71 cm x depth 8.5 cm