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Cottages in a Misty Grove in Autumn

1117

Li Anzhong

(Chinese, active first half of the 1100s)
China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Overall: 24.2 x 26.3 cm (9 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1963.588
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This painting showcases a delicate painting technique and an intimate view.

Description

This leaf is an early example of a new mode in landscape painting expressed in vistas of water-rich scenery that developed since the 900s. Li Anzhong, a court artist during the 1100s, witnessed the transition of the capital from Kaifeng across the Yangzi River to Hangzhou.
  • Gao Shiqi 高士奇 [1645–1703], Hangzhou, China
    C. C. Wang 王季遷 [1907–2003], New York, NY
    Walter Hochstadter [1914–2007], New York, NY
    ?–1963
    Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1963–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    Goepper, Roger. Chinesische Malerei; die ältere Tradition. Bern: Hallway, 1960 Mentioned: p. 18; Reproduced: p. 19
    Loehr, Max. “Chinese Paintings with Sung Dated Inscriptions.” Ars Orientalis, vol. 4, 1961, pp. 219–284. Mentioned: p. 243 4629143
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    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 259 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 259 archive.org
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    Cahill, James. The Lyric Journey: Poetic Painting in China and Japan. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996. Reproduced: p. 21, no. 1.12
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    Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
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    Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).
    Fifteen Chinese Paintings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA (organizer) (October 9-28, 1964).
    1000 Jahre Chinesische Malerei. Haus der Kunst, Munich, Mùnich, Germany (organizer) (October 16-December 13, 1959).
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