Landscape after Jing Hao and Guan Tong

c. 1690–1770

Li Shizhuo

Li Shizhuo (Chinese, c. 1690–1770)

Chinese Art

Landscape after Jing Hao and Guan Tong, c. 1690–1770. Li Shizhuo (Chinese, c. 1690–1770). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; image: 91 x 40.9 cm (35 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.); overall: 226.7 x 68.6 cm (89 1/4 x 27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1952.588 Three figures on the lower slope excitedly watch the waves and foam rising beneath the waterfall.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Li Shizhuo
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: hanging scroll, ink on paper
Medium: hanging, scroll, ink, paper
Dimensions: Image: 91 x 40.9 cm (35 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.); Overall: 226.7 x 68.6 cm (89 1/4 x 27 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: 荆浩自號洪谷子，乃撰山水訣一卷。嘗誇人曰：吳道子有筆無墨，項容有墨無筆。洪谷故能獨擅操縱，而關仝師之。絢唐末之冠。此臨其佳者而更屛其疵焉。李世倬 [印]卓氏; 穀齋; 蝯詹上_ [印, 右下]几研精嚴見性情 Translation: Artist's inscription, signature, and 4 seals: Jing Hao called himself “Honggu Zi.” He wrote the Secret of Landscape. He once proudly stated: “Wu Daozi may excel in brush but is lacking in ink. Xiang Rong may excel in ink but is deficient in brushwork.” Thus Honggu himself could make claim for being a master of both. As a result, Guan Tong sought him out as a teacher. He truly was the leading figure at the end of the Tang dynasty. Here I intend to seek out the best [of Jing Hao] while shedding his flaws. Li Shizhuo [3 seals] Zhuo shi; Gu zhai, Yuan zhan shang. [seal, lower right corner] Ji yan jing yan jian xing qing. Inscription: 5 additional seals: 1 of C. C. Wang 王季遷 (1907–2003); 4 unidentified.
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1952.588
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: Treasures of Chinese Art, The Colors of Ink, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting, Images of the Mind, Chinese Landscape Painting. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5-December 26, 1954)., Treasures of Chinese art. J. B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY (January 19-February 21, 1965)., Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-November 17, 2004).
Rights Statement: CC0