Hermitage by a pine-covered bluff

Hermitage by a pine-covered bluff

Yan Ciyu

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yan Ciyu and his brother Yan Ciping learned to paint from their father Yan Zhong, who painted in the courts of Emperors Huizong and Gaozong of the Song dynasty. Following in their father’s footsteps, Ciyu and Ciping went on to paint for Emperor Xiaozong in the 1160s. Because there is no signature on this painting, its attribution must be made on the basis of style alone. While some have argued that its style resembles that of Ciping, the scholar and Met curator Wen Fong attributed it to his brother, Yan Ciyu.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.