Autumn Waters and Evening Sun

 
Artist
Creation date
Dynasty
Qing dynasty
Materials
ink and color on paper
Mark Descriptions
Inscription signed: Zhufang laomin Cai Jia | artist seals: Zhufang laomin / Cai Jia zhi yin | 5 collectors seals: Wang Shiyuan (? - 1921); Wang Jiqian (1906-2003)
Dimensions
53 1/4 x 23 7/8 in. (image) 95 3/4 x 34 1/2 in. (overall) 96 x 34 5/8 in. (installation)
Credit line
Purchased to complement the Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly Collection of Chinese art through the bequest of Mrs. Enid Goodrich and the support of Lilly Endowment Inc.
Accession number
2004.1
Collection
Not Currently On View

秋水夕陽

The inscription reads:

The trail covered by green moss is as clean as if washed.
Chanting poems all day, I am not in the mood to go out.
The setting sun shines on the ground, leaving only a delicate glow.
The autumn water, extending to the horizon, is smooth without ripples.
The dense trees in the yard rustle noisily.
At the ferry crossing, the tide is slack and quiet.
Entrusting the long lasting joy in my mind to brush and silk,
Weary of traveling, I've returned to pass my mornings and evenings.

C. C. Wang. [Christies H.K. (2096) 10/29/01 lot 409]; [James Freeman]; purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 204
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