Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 9

early 1650s

Fan Qi

Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616-aft 1694)

Chinese Art

Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 9, early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616-aft 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1975.22.9 The winter landscape turns ocher at dusk, and the birds roost for the night.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Fan Qi
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: album leaf, ink and color on silk
Medium: album, leaf, ink, color, silk
Dimensions: Image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); Overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Artist seal: Fan Qi 樊圻. Poem by Zhou Yi 周儀 (mid 17th century–about 1705): Ancient trees share the slanting rays of the setting sun/ Chilly ravens hover round their branches/ The leader of the flock thinks this is a good place to rest,/ Evening being the time for returning./ This flock is the so-called a filial crow,/ Who, in disgorging their food [to feed their young], have compassionate hearts,/ Were the people in the world all like this,/ Fine talent would be everywhere.
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1975.22.9
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1975, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting. 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)., Main Asian Gallery Rotation (Gallery 122). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 27, 2003-March 10, 2004)., Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 242). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 7-July 7, 2015).
Rights Statement: CC0