Scholar and Spirits in Mountain Genre Painting, 18th Century

Ink and color on silk, 18th century
Hanging scroll
Dimensions: 60.5″ (153.7cm) L, 30″ (76.2cm) W

The painting depicts a scholar and his attendant walking in the mountains, surrounded by nine supernatural beings gathered around them. These figures are depicted as spirits of animal and natural matter in their human form. The spirits are painted polychrome to distinguish them from the scholar and his attendant.

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Provenance: By repute, Collection of H. F. Leisy, Cleveland OH.
來源：H. F. Leisy, Cleveland舊藏