Attributed to Li Gonglin 傳 李公麟
The Wangchuan Villa 網川圖
Jin dynasty (1115–1234), early 13th century
Handscroll; ink on silk
26.3 × 554 cm (10.4 × 218.1 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
This painting depicts the private estate of Wang Wei (c. 699–761), a government statesman renowned as a poet, painter, calligrapher, and musician. Wang periodically retired to this countryside villa, which he described in a painting and in a poem of 20 quatrains. Although Wang’s original pictorial composition is not preserved, this early reinterpretation depicts the scenic spots vividly described in his poetry.
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