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Parting at the Gate of the Capital

Yao Shou (Chinese, 1423-1495)LinkedCulture matchlcp-e2e426373b47

Date: Ming dynasty (1369–1644), 15th century
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Culture: China
Department: Arts of Asia
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 36597

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This handscroll captures a goodbye. Along the riverbank, a boatman poised with paddle in hand stands tall in anticipation of launching. Nearby, scholars wearing black hats linger over their departure. Within the thatched pavilion, two servants diligently pack up the remains of a farewell party. In ancient China, a handscroll would be viewed by unrolling it in segments, one arm’s length at a time, from right to left. This handscroll would thus gradually reveal the travelers and the distant landscape, creating the effect of sending them off.

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Credit line: Gift of Alice Boney

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Object type: AAT300033618

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Chinese landscape paintings
These are predominantly Chinese paintings from the Ming, Qing, Yuan, and Song dynasties that depict natural landscape scenes including mountains, rivers, forests, and human settlements using traditional media such as ink
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