Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge
c. 1547–67
Xie Shichen
Xie Shichen (Chinese, 1487-after 1567)
Chinese Art
Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge, c. 1547–67. Xie Shichen (Chinese, 1487-after 1567). Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper; painting: 243.1 x 90 cm (95 11/16 x 35 7/16 in.); overall with knobs: 295.6 x 115 cm (116 3/8 x 45 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1968.213 This large painting was likely created for a wealthy or powerful family's grand hall to impress their visitors.
- Maker/Artist
- Xie Shichen
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: 243.1 x 90 cm (95 11/16 x 35 7/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 295.6 x 115 cm (116 3/8 x 45 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: "巫峽雲濤" 謝時臣寫 [印] 姑蘇台下逸人; 樗仙 Translation: Artist's title, signature, and 2 seals at upper left corner: Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge. Xie Shichen sketched. [seals] Gu su tai xia yi ren, Shu xian. Inscription: 5 additional seals of Cheng Qi 程琦 (1911–1988).
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1968.213
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1968, The Paintings of Hsieh Shih-ch'en, Visions of Landscape: East and West, Ji Yunfei: Last Days of Village Wen, Inspired by Chinese Landscape and Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c, <em>To-So-Gen-Min, II</em>. Tokyo Imperial Museum, Tokyo, Japan (November 24-December 16, 1928)., <em>Hsieh Shih-ch'en</em>: <em>a Ming dynasty painter reinterprets the past</em>. Smart Gallery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (January 12-February 26, 1978)., <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)., <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 29, 2003-March 15, 2004).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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