Music-Making in a Pavilion, Qiu Ying

This painting is itended to suggest an earlier ideal time: the landscape is painted in the "blue-and-green" style that dates back to the tang [t'ang] dynasty (7th-10th centuries), and the harp the lady plays is an ancient instrument. Beside the man lies a zither, the noble instrument of the leisured scholar. Qiu ying's [ch'iu ying] original painting is in the museum of fine arts, boston. Date: 17th century. Place of creation: China. Dimensions: height: 79.6 cm (31.3 in); width: 28.6 cm (11.2 in). Medium: ink and color on silk. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Qiu Ying - Music-Making in a Pavilion - Walters 3538