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Artwork Author
Tang Yin (唐寅), Qing Dynasty (r. 1644–1911), A luminary of China’s Ming Dynasty, Tang Yin—also known as Tang Bohu—was a master painter, poet, and calligrapher, celebrated as one of the Four Great Masters of Wu. Despite early success as a scholar, his career was derailed by a political scandal, leading him to embrace a bohemian life dedicated to art. His works blend lyrical spontaneity with technical precision, excelling in landscapes, figure paintings (notably Beauty with a Fan), and poetic ink studies. Influenced by both the refined elegance of Southern Song court painting and the expressive freedom of literati traditions, Tang infused his art with wit, emotional depth, and subtle social commentary. Though mythologized in later folklore as a romantic rogue, his legacy endures through revolutionary brushwork and a humanistic vision that bridged high culture and everyday life. Many of his works reside in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Artwork Story
This painting depicts the lunar goddess Chang’e holding a rabbit in quiet contemplation. The fragrant osmanthus tree in the upper right and the full moon in the upper left corner evoke the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time for earthly reunions. Yet Chang’e stands apart, her gaze introspective, as if pondering the bittersweet divide between immortality and human connection. The artist employs angular, geometric drapery lines, softened by delicate washes of indigo and vermilion pigments in the folds of her robes, blending rigidity with lyrical fluidity. Currently housed in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, this ink-and-color-on-paper masterpiece exemplifies the poetic interplay of myth, emotion, and technical precision in classical Chinese art.
