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Listening to the Qin
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The painting alludes to a legendary incident from the life of Ji Kang 嵇康 (AD 223–262), a <em>guqin</em> player who belonged to a group of 3rd-century eccentric intellectuals. Ji Kang is known as the author of a <em>Guangling San </em>(廣陵散; Melody from Guangling), a composition for the guqin so haunting that it aroused spirits to visit him. The painting depicts the moment when one of the spirits––disguised as a human––is helped by another to emerge from the ground, while others are drawn to the musician playing in his cottage under the full moon.
| Artist / Maker | Tang Yin |
|---|---|
| Date | late 1400s–early 1500s |
| Culture / Origin | China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) |
| Medium | hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk |
| Dimensions | Overall with knobs: 118 x 45 cm (46 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.); Painting: 35.8 x 29.1 cm (14 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.) |
| Department | Chinese Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
BiographyTang Yin (1470–1524) — Ming dynasty painter (1470-1524).Tang Yin worked as painter and poet and is associated with Ming dynasty. Their documented life spans the years 1470 to 1524; born and died in Suzhou.Disciplinespainter, poetBorn1470, SuzhouDied1524, SuzhouNationalityMing dynastySources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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