The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Landscape with Poet Tao Yuanming (365–472 CE)
1200s–1400s
(1368-1644)
Diameter: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.)
Location: 240A Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy
Did You Know?
The archaic vessels and qin, or seven-stringed zither, on the table allude to the gentleman-scholar’s cultural refinement.Description
Poet Tao Yuanming (365–427 CE) turned down a civil service career in politically turbulent times to write poetry and enjoy his garden. In his poem Drinking Wine, he wrote: "I pluck chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, and serenely I gaze at the southern mountains." His desire to leave bureaucratic life for the simplicity and authenticity of nature has deeply resonated with generations of Chinese scholars, making it a popular theme in paintings.- ? before 1915Dr. John C Ferguson 福開森 [1866–1945]H. W. [Henry Watson] Kent [1866–1948] as agent for the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust1915John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1915–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Six Dynasties of Chinese Painting (Chinese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2023-May 5, 2024).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.702