Six Legendary Chinese Sages in Landscapes

Chŏng Yusŭng (also known as Ch'ui-ŭn)

late 17th century

Six-panel folding screen; ink on paper; each painting with signature of the artist reading "Ch'ui-ŭn" ("Drunken Hermit")

Arthur M. Sackler Museum

A six-panel folding screen depicts six distinct landscapes, each featuring figures in natural settings with trees, mountains, and water. The ink paintings are rendered in monochrome. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art