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Composing Poetry in the Hall of the Luxuriant Cypress
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineComposing Poetry in the Hall of the Luxuriant Cypress. 1781. Pan Gongshou. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
