River Village in a Rainstorm
c. 1480–1507
Lu Wenying
Lu Wenying (Chinese)
Chinese Art
River Village in a Rainstorm, c. 1480–1507. Lu Wenying (Chinese). Hanging scroll, ink and slight color on silk; painting: 170.5 x 103.4 cm (67 1/8 x 40 11/16 in.); overall with knobs: 279.6 x 134.3 cm (110 1/16 x 52 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1970.76 A young boy peeks out a window perhaps viewing the two people struggling through the rain.
- Maker/Artist
- Lu Wenying
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- hanging scroll, ink and slight color on silk
- Dimensions
- Painting: 170.5 x 103.4 cm (67 1/8 x 40 11/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 279.6 x 134.3 cm (110 1/16 x 52 7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 呂文英 [印] 日近清光 Translation: Artist's signature and seal: Lu Wenying [seal] Ri jing qing guang. Remark: Use of this seal, translated as "Daily in Proximity to [His Majesty's] Pure Luminescence," was reserved for only top-ranking court painters.
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1970.76
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1970, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting, Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art, Admired from Afar: Masterworks of Japanese Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ji Yunfei: Last Days of Village Wen, <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-November 17, 2004).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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