Figure Studies
Lu Tong and Servant
Min Zhen
An elegant 18th-century ink wash painting capturing a moment of scholarly repose under a pine tree.
Scholar Playing a Qin
Unknown Artist
1849 · Medium Not Listed
A peaceful 19th-century Korean painting depicting a scholar playing a qin under the shade of a pine tree.
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Where it works
A calm artwork with moderate presence with softened warm notes — asks little of the space around it.
- Often works in
- Bedroom · Living Room · Office
- Placement
- Works well as a contained focal point
- Walls
- Reads strongest when the wall gives it contrast
- Color notes
- Olive green, Aged gold, Rich brown
About the piece
This contemplative work from the Joseon dynasty captures a scholar in a moment of musical reflection beneath a towering pine tree. Painted in 1849, the scene features soft washes of color and a detailed rendering of the musician, accompanied by a sleeping attendant and a simmering teapot, evoking the refined leisure of the literati tradition.
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