Detail View: The AMICA Library: 'Calligraphy' (from an original set of four paintings, 'The Four Accomplishments')

AMICA ID: 
AIC_.1926.377
AMICA Library Year: 
1999
Object Type: 
Paintings
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Dates/Places: 
Chinese Asia,East Asia,China
Creator Name-CRT: 
Anonymous
Title: 
'Calligraphy' (from an original set of four paintings, 'The Four Accomplishments')
Title Type: 
preferred
View: 
full view
Creation Date: 
Ming dynasty, ca. 1500
Creation Start Date: 
1500
Creation End Date: 
1500
Materials and Techniques: 
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk.
Classification Term: 
Hanging Scroll
Subject Description: 
One of five scholars sits and holds up a brush, as he prepares to inscribe the blank paper in front of him. The painting presents the image of cultivated literati appreciating the traditional art form of calligraphy in a garden setting. The gardens inwhich they meet are important symbols of learning and sagehood.Group of four gentlemen seated at a table in front of a screen, composing poetry. Fifth gentleman washes hands in a basin held by a servant. The second servant, kneeling in front of a small table, prepares refreshments. The third servant stands with a fan near the table. The fourth, seen in the distance, is standing behind a table on which are perhaps books. There is a garden rock and a plantain tree behind the railing, which is bordering theterrace on the left. On the right, there are two other trees; and a small rock with a flowering shrub in the center foreground
Creation Place: 
Asia,East Asia,China
Dimensions: 
136.5 x 99.1 cm. (Length: 53 3/4" Width: 39" Length: 136.5 cm. 53 3/4 in. With mounting 253 cm. 100 in. Width: 99.1 cm. 39 in. With mounting 114.4 cm. 45 in.)
AMICA Contributor: 
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: 
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 
1926.377
Credit Line: 
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Guy Mitchell.
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
AIC_.E36304.TIF