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Ten Thousand Li of the Yangzi

c. 1400s

Dai Jin

(Chinese, 1388–1462)
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Overall: 34.3 x 1172.2 cm (13 1/2 x 461 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.140
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Dai Jin is traditionally considered the founder of the Zhe School, a style of landscape painting.
  • ?–1948
    (Low-Beer & Co., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1948–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. Chinese Landscape Painting. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1954. Mentioned: p. 148, cat. 41; Reproduced: pp. 64, 65. archive.org
    Chuanxi, Chen. "Dai Jin, the Founder of the Zhejiang School, who mainly learned from the Southern Song Dynasty Style." Artist Magazine 598 (March 2025): 254–283. Reproduced: p. 280
  • The Art of the Ming Dynasty. The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (November 15-December 14, 1957).
    Chinese Landscape Painting. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5-December 26, 1954).
    The Sea. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 23-October 25, 1950).
  • {{cite web|title=Ten Thousand Li of the Yangzi|url=false|author=Dai Jin|year=c. 1400s|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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