Paintings after Ancient Masters: Scholar Reading in a Thatched Hut by a Waterfall

Chen Hongshou’s “Paintings after Ancient Masters: Scholar Reading in a Thatched Hut by a Waterfall” is an album leaf. Ink and color on silk. Created during the Ming dynasty, 1598–1652.

The painting depicts a lone scholar immersed in reading. He sits within a thatched hut, surrounded by nature’s serenity and the sound of a waterfall.

Chen Hongshou was active during the late Ming dynasty. His work often features detailed figures and refined brushwork.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio https://clevelandart.org/art/1979.27.2.18