White Clouds and Red Trees
1788
Li Jian
Li Jian (Chinese, active second half of the 1700s)
Chinese Art
White Clouds and Red Trees, 1788. Li Jian (Chinese, active second half of the 1700s). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; overall: 126.2 x 52.7 cm (49 11/16 x 20 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1972.42
- Maker/Artist
- Li Jian
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- Overall: 126.2 x 52.7 cm (49 11/16 x 20 3/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Artist's inscription, signature, and seal: White clouds surround red trees; Mist has already returned to the valley. Why not rest and let your mind be at peace with the world. With solidarity ch'in [lute] sit in the river pavilion. An old friend is expected but doesn't show up; The day is cold, with maple leaves falling. In the wu-shen year [1788], Erh-ch'iao shan-jen, Li Chien copies and inscribes. [seal] Li Chien Chih yin. trans. HK/LYSL
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1972.42
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1972, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981: Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting, cat. no. 279, p. 380.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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