Landscape dedicated to Xiang Yuanbian
Wen Jia Chinese
Not on view
This painting, made by Wen Jia for Xiang Yuanbian on the occasion of his fifty-third birthday, reflects the friends’ shared passion for art history. Wen, the second son of the celebrated polymath and art collector Wen Zhengming, grew up surrounded by important works of painting and calligraphy collected by his father and grandfather. Xiang was a scholarly merchant who devoted his life to amassing one of the greatest collections in the empire. The two men seated on the mat could well represent Wen and Xiang; each has brought a bundle of paintings to share with his companion.
On view from August 12, 2023–January 7, 2024
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