Landscape, Scroll Painting

Tang Yin

1507

Silk | Pigment; Painted

Penn Museum

A traditional Chinese landscape painting depicts rolling hills, distant mountains, and sparse trees. Two figures in traditional attire walk along a path in the foreground. A traditional Chinese landscape painting depicts rolling hills, distant mountains, and sparse trees. Two figures in traditional attire walk along a path in the foreground. Handscroll painting on silk attributed to Tang Yin 唐寅(1470-1523 CE). Landscape with mountains, lakes, autumn trees and figures. Artist's signature, date and place are written at the end of the painting. There is blank paper at the beginning and end for annotations. Mounting was done later. There are eight seals on the painting. Formerly in the collection of John Calvin Ferguson (1866 - 1945 CE). C140 Purchased from M. Knoedler & Company, 1916