Ding Yuangong 丁元公
(mid-17th century)

“The Four Sleepers” 1645
四睡圖

Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
120.0 x 49.0 cm. (47 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)

Inscription:
“During the year 1645, the second of the Shunzhi era, on the day of Ascending the Heights (the ninth day of the ninth lunar month) I used the ideas of the monk Taichan and painted ‘The Four Sleepers.’ Yuangong.”