Carp
Artist
Chao Shao-an
(Chinese, 1905 - 1998)
Date1969
MaterialsInk and colors on paper
DimensionsH. 44 5/8 in x W. 24 in, H. 113.2 cm x W. 61.0 cm image; H. 59 3/4 in x W. 28 1/4 in, H. 151.7 cm x W. 71.3 cm overall
Credit LineCollection of Master Chao Shao-An
Object number1992.247
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewInscribedWith a heart like the still lake water, the fish maintains a clarity of purpose.
Forgetting itself, it swims freely
As pale blue clouds drift over the mountains.
Long ago, when I was a guest at Sichuan I went to Jinyun Mountain to visit [the Taoist master] Taixi Shangren. On the return trip I went past the mouth of Lake Dai.Jiyou year (1969). Shao-an.
Subject
- carp
