Landscape

Description

Inscription: Painted on the 3rd day of midwinter, 1637. Chen Guan
Three seals of the artist
A stately scholar, leaning on his staff and accompanied by an attendant carrying a wrapped zither, approaches a dwelling that is partially obscured by the two large trees in the foreground. Above are towering peaks, clouds, and a waterfall. Characteristic of Chen Guan, the foliage of the tree is created by thousands of minute ink dots. Chen was one of the fine, lesser-known literati artists of the late Ming period. In 1644, only seven years after Chen Guan painted this scroll, the Manchus invaded China and the Ming dynasty came to an end.