Pine Wind from Myriad Villages
late 1600s–1718
Wu Li
Wu Li (Chinese, 1632–1718)
Chinese Art
Pine Wind from Myriad Villages, late 1600s–1718. Wu Li (Chinese, 1632–1718). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; image: 109.5 x 25.9 cm (43 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.); overall: 207 x 44.9 cm (81 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1954.584 A figure carrying a qin, zither, walks between the buildings, perhaps intending to play music for the two men seated beneath the pines.
- Maker/Artist
- Wu Li
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 109.5 x 25.9 cm (43 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.); Overall: 207 x 44.9 cm (81 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Artist's title, signature, and 2 seals: Pine Wind from Myriad Valleys. Mojing daoren Wu Li.[seals] Mojing daoren; Wu Li Translation: 萬壑松風圖。墨井道人吳歷。 [印] 墨井道人; 吳歷 Inscription: 5 additional seals: 2 of Fang Guancheng 方觀承 (1698–1768); 1 of Ma Chi-tso (1900s); 2 unidentified. Inscription: Two seals of the Qianlong emperor [r. 1736–95], probably authentic, were believed spurious and removed by a previous owner.
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1954.584
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- 1000 Jahre Chinesische Malerei, <em>Chinese Landscape Painting</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 5-December 26, 1954)., <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)., <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 14-July 12, 1999)., <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 20-June 27, 2001).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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