The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

View of Xiao Xiang

c. 1478–1506

Kenkō Shōkei

(Japanese, active 1478–1506)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
album leaf; ink and light color on paper
Image: 26.8 x 30.6 cm (10 9/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1997.113
Location: Not on view

Description

This scene illustrates the famous theme of Eight Views of the Xiao-Xiang River. This subject is also depicted in other paintings in our collection. This particular scene is known as "Returning Sail off Distant Shore."
  • by 1963–1997
    Mrs. A. Dean [Helen Wade Greene] Perry [1911–1996], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1997–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. Tea Taste in Japanese Art. New York, NY: The Asia House Gallery, dist. by H. Abrams, 1963. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 47, p. 104
    Mayuyama, Junkichi 繭山順吉. Japanese Art in the West. [Tokyo]: Mayuyama & Co, 1966. Reproduced: p. 157, pl. 182; Mentioned: p. 350
    Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 42 no. 07, September 2002 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 2 archive.org
  • Tea taste in Japanese art. Asia House Gallery, New York, NY (1963).
  • {{cite web|title=View of Xiao Xiang|url=false|author=Kenkō Shōkei|year=c. 1478–1506|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1997.113