Su Shi (So Shoku) and Pan Lang (Han Rō)
early 1600s
- Medium
- pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, light color, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 172 × 374 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-115208
This pair of screens depicts episodes from the stories of famed Song-dynasty poets Su Shi of the 1000s and Zhou-dynasty official Pan Lang of the 900s. Both men were banished by their rulers for their perceived missteps. Su Shi’s comments on a series of economic reforms were seen as criticism of the emperor. Pan Lang composed an ill-advised verse about one of the king’s horses. In the left screen Pan rides backward on his donkey as he returns from exile so that he may have a last look at his now beloved Mount Hua. Su Shi, in the right screen, is shown embarking on his journey into exile. The a…
Provenance
Severance Fund, 2006.135
Registry history
- early 1600s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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