Corresponding to Ni Zan¡¯s Spring in Jiangnan

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Soft green tones make this an enchanting spring scene, in which a man on a donkey is crossing a bridge toward willow groves in front of a country cottage. Spring is the time when m any intellectuals would go outdoors for inspiration in an event known as ¡°stamping on green¡± (tachun).Wen inscribed a poem to his work as a response to a well-known landscape by the Yuan recluse-artist Ni Zan (1301¨C1374). The three inscriptions by his friends echo the theme of melancholy admiration of the fleeting beauty of spring.Responding to Spring in Jiangnan by Ni Yuanzhen [Ni Zan]. . . . frost blankets blue bamboo shoots, Life is full of emotions as well as complications. On riverbanks, spring thunder resounds over delicate bamboo shoots, Falling thick and fast, spring rain obscures the landscape. In the distance, the sky longs for blue clouds at twilight, Sighing in despair for aging, beauty succumbs to melancholy. Title Corresponding to Ni Zan¡¯s Spring in Jiangnan Creator Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470 - 1559) (Artist) Date Created 1537 Physical Dimensions H. 6 7/8 in x W. 21, H. 17.5 cm x W. 53.3 cm (image); H. 13 in x W. 24 in, H. 33 cm x W. 61 cm (overall) Rights Public Domain Medium Ink and colors on gold-surfaced paper Credit Line Asian Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Jean-Pierre Dubosc, B81D30 Show more