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Literati in a landscape
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Chinese scholar painting found a following in Japan. This diptych represents the ideal of the Chinese scholar who devoted himself to the arts in quiet seclusion. In a spring and summer landscape scholars gaze at the moon and seek the coolness of a stream. Befitting the Chinese theme, the figures drink tea in the Chinese manner: tea steeped from loose leaves and served in Chinese style ceramics.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineLiteraten in een landschap. c. 1800 - c. 1830. Kishi Ganku. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
