Art, literature & history
明 文徵明 松陰飛瀑圖 軸|Recluse playing the zither in a pine grove
ca. 1540
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 137 1/2 x 40 1/2 in. (349.3 x 102.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 193 1/2 x 50 3/8 in. (491.5 x 128 cm) Overall with knobs: 193 1/2 x 55 7/8 in. (491.5 x 141.9 cm)
- Collection no.
- 1982.1.6
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Wen Zhengming. 明 文徵明 松陰飛瀑圖 軸|Recluse playing the zither in a pine grove. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
明 文徵明 松陰飛瀑圖 軸|Recluse playing the zither in a pine grove — Wen Zhengming. ca. 1540.
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Dimensions: Image: 137 1/2 x 40 1/2 in. (349.3 x 102.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 193 1/2 x 50 3/8 in. (491.5 x 128 cm) Overall with knobs: 193 1/2 x 55 7/8 in. (491.5 x 141.9 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1982.
This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.