Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf H (previous leaf 8)

1668

Xiao Yuncong

Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673)

Chinese Art

Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf H (previous leaf 8), 1668. Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673). Album leaf, ink and light color on paper; overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1955.302.8 The hardy white prunus blossoms in the poetic inscription and the painting itself identify this as a late winter scene.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Xiao Yuncong
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: album leaf, ink and light color on paper
Medium: album, leaf, ink, light, color, paper
Dimensions: Overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Artist's inscription, signature, and 8 seals: Leaf H. When the winter sun warms up the door, the day begins;/ I clean up my black leather shoes to break off from the dusty world./ Prunus blossoms again bloom on the tree in front of the pavilion;/ Their fragrance penetrates the eaves and satisfies my innermost self. In the wushen year [1668], tenth month, the old man of seventy-three, Yuncong. [seal] Xiao Yuncong. Inscription: 9 additional seals: 2 of Chen Yixi 陳奕禧 (1646-1709); 4 of Li Yufen 李玉棻 [Li Yunhu 李韵湖] (active mid-1800s); 3 unidentified.
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1955.302.8
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: The Colors of Ink, <em>Conference on Oriental-Western Literary and Cultural Relations</em>. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (1974)., <em>Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting</em>. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (November 7, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 10-March 29, 1981); Tokyo National Museum (October 4-November 17, 1982).
Rights Statement: CC0