Minneapolis Institute of Art
Farewell at the Riverbank
Qin ShiLinkedCulture matchlcp-180b4ebbdde5
- Date
- 17th century
- Medium
- Ink and color on gold-flecked paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 30980
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This delicate fan painting captures a significant theme in Chinese landscape art: Farewell at the riverbank. In the quiet setting of rustic cottages, bare trees, and distant hills, a group of people gather by the water’s edge, embodying the poignant ritual of parting. The river, a common metaphor for life’s flow and separation, provides both a physical and emotional backdrop. Popular in literati (scholar-artist) painting, such farewell scenes reflect the transience of human encounters and the enduring solace found in nature. Intimate in scale yet profound in sentiment, this work unites poetic narrative with the elegance of brush and ink. China, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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