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Clouds Visiting a Mountain Retreat

雲山圖

1633

Tao Hong 陶泓

(Chinese, active c. 1610–1640)
Culture
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Measurements
Painting: 176.4 x 101 cm (69 7/16 x 39 3/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 290 x 121.3 cm (114 3/16 x 47 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.19
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Description

Little is known about Tao Hong who settled in Nanking in the latter part of his life. His son was a friend of the
leading Nanjing school artist Gong Xian (on display nearby). When the Ming dynasty collapsed in 1644, Tao joined the loyalist resistance in Yunnan province. By 1645 the Manchu invaders had defeated the Yunnanese forces, prompting Tao to flee to Burma, where he died shortly thereafter. Only five of Tao Hong’s works are known to exist, of which this painting is the largest.
A monochromatic hanging scroll in ink on silk depicts a vertical landscape of mountains shrouded in thick, hazy mist. Clusters of dark brushstrokes represent dense trees in the foreground leading toward a hut. To the left, two robed figures stand on a wooden bridge beside a cascading waterfall. A massive, rounded peak emerges from clouds in the background. Vertical Chinese calligraphy and red seals are featured in the upper right corner.

Clouds Visiting a Mountain Retreat

1633

Tao Hong

(Chinese, active c. 1610–1640)
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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