COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.97.141
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
artist unknown
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Role:
painter
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
Title:
Scholars Playing Chess under a Pine Tree
View:
Front
Creation Date:
14th century
Creation Start Date:
1300
Creation End Date:
1399
Materials and Techniques:
ink and colors on paper
Dimensions:
H.48-1/8 x W.27-3/16 in. (image)
Component Measured:
image
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
97.141
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Context:
This 14th century painting depicts a group of five scholars (also called literati) enjoying a game of go in an outdoor setting. Tea is being brewed in the foreground while the participants and their servants look on.
Ideally, literati masters were learned men of culture who had broad interests ranging from calligraphy and painting to music and the collecting of books and antiquities. It was Confucian tradition that scholars be embodiments of moral, intellectual and artistic perfection. The ancient board games of go (wei-ch'i), Chinese chess (hsiang ch'i) and double sixes (liu-po) symbolized this valued trait of intellectual refinement.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.21483c.tif
