Gazing at a Waterfall
early 1500s
Sōami
Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525)
Japanese Art
Gazing at a Waterfall, early 1500s. Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525). Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper; image: 29 x 30.1 cm (11 7/16 x 11 7/8 in.); overall: 113 x 47.6 cm (44 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1977.30 The inspiration for this painting came from Chinese prototypes, some based on the famous poem "Gazing at the Waterfall on Mount Lu" by the sixth-century Chinese poet Li Bai. The painter Sōami emulated elements of the styles of works from the Chinese Southern Song dynasty in this album leaf. The setting of this painting is historical China, as evidenced by the clothing and hairstyles of the two men appreciating the waterfall.
- Maker/Artist
- Sōami
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 29 x 30.1 cm (11 7/16 x 11 7/8 in.); Overall: 113 x 47.6 cm (44 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1977.30
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1977, Visions of Landscape: East and West, Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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