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Walking through a pine forest in moonlight

Walking through a pine forest in moonlight
1660

Medium
ink and pigments on paper

Measurements
207.2 × 97.6 cm (image and sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Westpac Banking Corporation, Founder Benefactor, 1978

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Inscription
inscribed in ink (in Chinese characters) (in image) u.r.: (I, Kuncan am now living in the Bull-headed Temple. In the mornings and evenings, I burn incense and recite sutras, but whenever I have some moments of leisure I go up on the mountains to visit places of beauty, as so soon as I have grasped something (i.e. feel inspired) I do a few landscape or write one or two paragraphs of poetry. Thus, I never waste my free time...'
stamped in red ink (in image) u.r.: (artist's seal)
stamped in red ink (in image) (in relief) u.r.: (artist's seal)
stamped in red ink (in image) (in Chinese characters) u.r.: (artist's seal)

Accession Number
AS7-1978

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Hanging scroll, painting