Title
Cleansing Medicinal Herbs in the Stream on a Spring Day, 1703. Creator: Yu Zhiding (Chinese, 1647-c. 1716).
Caption
Cleansing Medicinal Herbs in the Stream on a Spring Day, 1703. A famous portraitist, Yu Zhiding here depicts the likeness of Shi Shenyi (born 1661), an official and poet. Master Shi, a sickly man, was deeply interested in medicinal science. The opening section of the scroll features a boy washing a fungus in fresh spring water, a basket of medicinal herbs by his side. Other servants carry a fan, a bundle of scrolls, and a cup of tea or hot wine. Master Shi sits in a bamboo grove, surrounded by fields of herbs. Returning swallows, pink peach blossoms, and blooming magnolia indicate spring, whereas the fungus conveys wishes for long life. The spring theme may express the artist?s wish for his friend?s recovery.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F75_460
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78,1Mb (6,8Mb) / 33,0in x 9,2in / 9900 x 2758 (300dpi)