Conversation in Autumn, Hua Yan, 1732, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtTwo figures sit conversin
Conversation in Autumn, Hua Yan, 1732, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtTwo figures sit conversing in a thatched cottage. This painting illustrates two poetic lines:My guest came to sit beyond the dust, In a narrow room, we talked about the autumnal sounds of autumn. Hua Yan presented an intimate world—simple and rustic—amid a landscape. The cool wilderness depicted in this work conveys an aloofness that may reveal the inner world of a scholar-artist who failed the civil service examination but preserved a sense of pride and endurance in his humble surroundings.Size: Overall: 218.5 x 71.7 cm (86 x 28 ¼ in.)Medium: hanging scroll, ink and light color on paperhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1954.263 -- source link
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