Scholar in his Creek Side Retreat
On View In:
Gallery 203
Artist:   Gu Fuzhen  
Title:   Scholar in his Creek Side Retreat  
Date:   Ming dynasty  
Medium:   Ink and colors on gold-flecked paper  
Dimensions:   9 5/8 x 19 in. (24.45 x 48.26 cm) (image, sheet)  
Credit Line:   Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton  
Location:   Gallery 203  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Fuzhen, Gu  
Role:   Maker  
Life Dates:   Chinese, 1634-after 1716  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Signature; Stamps artist's signature and two stamps, at ULC  
Classification:   Paintings  
Physical Description:   fan mounted as an album leaf; lightly speckled with gold, small creek with a foot bridge runs in front of a small retreat where a scholar sits inside and two others are outside just in front of the retreat; another retreat is set back further hidden slightly by a mist  
Creation Place:   Asia, China, , ,  
Accession #:   98.66.11  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts