Scholar Reading under Banana Trees by Qian Gu (1578)

Fan painting of a seated scholar reading under banana trees beside rocks, with a figure at a stream and flowering shrubs.

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Scholar Reading under Banana Trees, Qian Gu (1578), Princeton University Art Museum. Via artnap.com

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This fan-shaped painting in ink and light color shows a seated scholar reading a scroll beneath broad banana leaves beside a dark rock formation. A second figure leans over a stream near a flowering shrub on the left. The work is titled Scholar Reading under Banana Trees, attributed to Qian Gu, dated 1578, and held by the Princeton University Art Museum.

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Date

1578

Medium

Painting

Museum

Princeton University Art Museum

License

Public domain

Themes

Landscapes, Trees

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