Artist: Tang Yin (1470-1523)

Date: Ming (1368-1644)

Dimensions: Height 22.1 cm, Width 66.8 cm

Material: Ink on paper

Gift of Shen Tongyue

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • island handscroll tang yin ming ink paper

Tang Yin (1470-1523) is also known by his zi (designated names) Bohu and Ziwei, his hao (literary name) Liuru Jushi. A native of Wu county (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu province), Tang Yin was a student of Shen Zhou and Zhou Chen, and he was one of the "Four Masters of the Ming". This painting depicts Huangmao Island in Lake Tai. It portrays towering rocks beside the river bank, where a figure is seated. Qiu Shunzi inscribed on a separate paper mounted alongside. This work is a masterpiece from the artist's early period and includes colophons by Zhang Ling, Zhu Yunming, and others.