Looking for a Monastery in the Misty Mountains

1500–1544

Chen Chun

Chen Chun (Chinese, 1483–1544)

Chinese Art

Looking for a Monastery in the Misty Mountains, 1500–1544. Chen Chun (Chinese, 1483–1544). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; overall: 158 x 63.5 cm (62 3/16 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1979.28

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Chen Shun
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: hanging scroll, ink on paper
Medium: hanging, scroll, ink, paper
Dimensions: Overall: 158 x 63.5 cm (62 3/16 x 25 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Artist's inscription, signature, and 2 seals: Row after row of misty trees envelop the Buddhist Monastery./ But the rustic who comes to find it will not lose his way./ Just across the wooden bridge, the dusty world is cut off;/ Among the countless falling petals, birds are singing confusedly. Daofu 道複 composed [this]. [seals] Fufu shi 復甫; Baiyang shanren 白陽山人. trans. WKH/LYSL Inscription: 3 additional unidentified seals. Inscription: 1 additional unidentified seal on the back of the mounting.
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1979.28
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1979, Visions of Landscape: East and West, Mountains, Rocks, and Water: Landscape Painting in Asia, Chinese Buddhist Art Rotation, <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).
Rights Statement: CC0