Object Details
Artist
Yang Jin
Date
1715
Medium
Hanging scroll: Ink and some light red on paper
Dimensions
Image: 29 1/2 × 16 inches (75 × 40.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Martie and Alice Young
Object
Number
82.109.001
A pupil of Wang Hui (1632-1717), Yang Jin and his mentor often collaborated on works, most famously (…)
A pupil of Wang Hui (1632-1717), Yang Jin and his mentor often collaborated on works, most famously the scrolls documenting the Emperor Kangxi¿s Southern Inspection Tour. By the Qing period, the orthodox ink-monochrome style had become an important hallmark of imperial court painting. One of the four noble plants, the chrysanthemum represents autumn and is also associated with the Chinese scholar, as a symbol of longevity and a life of ease in retirement.
