The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Chinese Literatus Viewing a Valley
possibly mid- to late 1500s–1600s
(1392–1573) to Edo period (1615–1858)
Mounted: 137 x 46.3 cm (53 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
This painting depicts a well-recognized scene in East Asian painting most often associated with the Chinese Southern Song dynasty painter Ma Yuan: a figure, most likely a retired government official, contemplating a high mountain valley from a scenic overlook. The lower left corner of the painting has a tripod-shaped seal resembling that of Kano Hideyori. The work appears to have either been made or repurposed to hang as a pair with a painting by Hideyori.- The Cleveland Museum of Art, "Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III" (May 21- September 3 2017)Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 21-September 3, 2017).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2015.593