Leaping Carp
1368–1644
Liu Jie
Liu Jie (Chinese, c. 1447–1520s)
Chinese Art
Leaping Carp, 1368–1644. Liu Jie (Chinese, c. 1447–1520s). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; image: 140.5 x 83.7 cm (55 5/16 x 32 15/16 in.); overall: 226 x 101.2 cm (89 x 39 13/16 in.); with knobs: 226 x 109.5 cm (89 x 43 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1977.55 The clusters of geometric leaves painted with mineral pigments are likely water caltrap.
- Maker/Artist
- Liu Jie
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- Image: 140.5 x 83.7 cm (55 5/16 x 32 15/16 in.); Overall: 226 x 101.2 cm (89 x 39 13/16 in.); with knobs: 226 x 109.5 cm (89 x 43 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Artist's signature and seal: Written by Liu Jie 劉節寫. [seal] Chin-i-chih-hui chih chang.
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1977.55
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1977, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting, Roaring Tigers and Leaping Carp: Decoding the Symbolic Language of Chinese Animal Painting, <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 16-July 13, 2004).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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