http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/94416/playing-the-ch-in-in-the-mountains-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Playing the Ch'in in the Mountains: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/94416/playing-the-ch-in-in-the-mountains-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/94416/playing-the-ch-in-in-the-mountains-gallery-label-current Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Playing the Ch'in in the Mountains: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2003-01-27</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>This small painting is in visual agreement with its narrative poem. A single figure has ascended to a promontory rising above a mountain temple overlooking a vast landscape. The inscription reads: <p><i>On the single path winding back and forth</i></p> <p><i>I ascend the blue-green peak,</i></p> <p><i>While my kin sits among clouds and birds</i></p> <p><i>in the shade of pines;</i></p> <p><i>Regarding each other without wearying</i></p> <p><i>I arrive to sit at a distance,</i></p> <p><i>For with green lotus alone</i></p> <p><i>how can my music be appreciated?</i></p> <p><i>Mei Ch'ung</i></p> <p>Most likely based on some specific place in the famed Huang-shan or Yellow Mountains of Anhui province, Mei Ch'ung has drawn his inspiration directly from the awesome wonders of his natural environment rather than art historical lineage.</p> http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/94416/playing-the-ch-in-in-the-mountains-gallery-label-current This small painting is in visual agreement with its narrative poem. A single figure has ascended to a promontory rising above a mountain temple overlooking a vast landscape. The inscription reads: On the single path winding back and forth I ascend the blue-green peak, While my kin sits among clouds and birds in the shade of pines; Regarding each other without wearying I arrive to sit at a distance, For with green lotus alone how can my music be appreciated? Mei Ch'ung Most likely based on some specific place in the famed Huang-shan or Yellow Mountains of Anhui province, Mei Ch'ung has drawn his inspiration directly from the awesome wonders of his natural environment rather than art historical lineage. " type="image/jpeg" />This small painting is in visual agreement with its narrative poem. A single figure has ascended to a promontory rising above a mountain temple overlooking a vast landscape. The inscription reads: On the single path winding back and forth I ascend the blue-green peak, While my kin sits among clouds and birds in the shade of pines; Regarding each other without wearying I arrive to sit at a distance, For with green lotus alone how can my music be appreciated? Mei Ch'ung Most likely based on some specific place in the famed Huang-shan or Yellow Mountains of Anhui province, Mei Ch'ung has drawn his inspiration directly from the awesome wonders of his natural environment rather than art historical lineage. " type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts