Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei

1225–75

Ma Lin

Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185-after 1260)

Chinese Art

Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei, 1225–75. Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185-after 1260). Album leaf; ink on silk; image: 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1961.421

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Ma Lin
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Album leaf; ink on silk
Medium: album, leaf, ink, silk
Dimensions: Image: 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: (Inscription for .1 - Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds) Artist's signature: Your subject, Ma Lin. 2 seals on mounting of Chu Sheng-chai (20th c.). (Inscription for .2 - Poem by Wang Wei) The inscription between the two imperial seals reads, "Presented to Chung-kuei". Seals and Colophons: The top left seal has the cyclical date "ping-ch'en" (1256): the lower left seal is the Seal for Imperial Calligraphy: 1 seal of Chu-Sheng-chai (20th Century) remounted onto the facing leaf. Remarks: The 2 lines of poetry from right to left read: "I walk unto where waters end-- And sit down to watch when clouds arise."
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1961.421
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review - 1962, Tea Taste in Japanese Art, Wang Chi-ch'ien, Album Leaves from the Sung and Yuan Dynasties, The Colors of Ink, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting, Visions of Landscape: East and West, Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection, Fans: East and West, West Lake and the Mapping of Southern Song Art, Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c, <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 120)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH (July 22-October 26, 2003).
Rights Statement: CC0