Fishing Recluse by an Autumn Grove (秋林漁隱圖)

Description

This painting bears a spurious signature of the Yuan dynasty painter Sheng Mou , is likely a 17th-century wholesale recreation of a recorded original of the same title and date done by Sheng Mou for the 14th-century poet Lu Pu. As such, the painting evidences the attention that Sheng Mou's work attracted in the early 17th century, and references in the spurious inscriptions a network of recorded and transmitted paintings seemingly created in imitation of the same original. While the brushwork is related to known 17th-century painting styles, the subject matter and composition of this painting do homage to compositions associated with the work of Sheng Mou.

Fishing Recluse by an Autumn Grove (秋林漁隱圖)

Sheng Mao

late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century

Accession Number

80213

Medium

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Dimensions

102.8 × 34.9 cm (40 1/2 × 13 3/4 in.)

Classification

hanging scroll

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Nickerson Fund