Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree

c. 1300s

Ni Zan

Ni Zan (Chinese, 1301–1374)

Chinese Art

Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree, c. 1300s. Ni Zan (Chinese, 1301–1374). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; image: 67.3 x 36.8 cm (26 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.); overall with knobs: 231.4 x 64.2 cm (91 1/8 x 25 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1978.65

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Ni Zan
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: hanging scroll, ink on paper
Medium: hanging, scroll, ink, paper
Dimensions: Image: 67.3 x 36.8 cm (26 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.); Overall with knobs: 231.4 x 64.2 cm (91 1/8 x 25 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Artist's inscription, signature, and seal: Windy and rainy days - what a chilly wheat-harvesting season,/ With brush in hand, I fight depression by copying./ Fortunately, I can depend upon you, my friend, to send me consolation -/ "Pine-lard" wind, and meat with bamboo shoots that never fail to awaken appetite./ Yunlinzi, Zan. [seal] Ziyiyue. Inscription: 4 additional inscriptions and 14 additional seals: 1 poem and 3 seals, possibly of Chang Yü (1277-1350); 1 poem and 1 seal of Yüan Hua (1316-end of 14th c,); 1 poem and 2 seals of Lu P'ing (1438-1521); 1 seal of Liang Qingbiao 梁清標 (1620-1691); 1 poem and 1 seal of Chao Yü (1638-1713); 1 seal of ? Jen-lan (dates unknown); 2 seals of Gu Wenbin 顧文彬 (1811-1889); 1 seal of C. C. Wang 王季遷 (1907–2003); 2 seals unidentified. Inscription: Poem possibly by Chang Yü: The Daoist of the Cloudy Forest, Ni Yuanzhen,/ How many people can enjoy a fame in old age like yours?/ Seeing the painting, I wrote the poem in fond memories./ I feel as if I am bathed in the light of the fading moon/ Which shines on your spirit as always.
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1978.65
Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Exhibitions: 1000 Jahre Chinesische Malerei, Year in Review: 1978, Chinese Paintings: Themes and Techniques, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting, Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions, The Artist as Collector: Masterpieces of Chinese Painting from the C.C. Wang Family Collection, Masterpieces of Early Chinese Painting and Calligraphy in American Collections, Chinese Art Under the Mongols: The Yüan Dynasty, 1279-1368. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 1-November 24, 1968), Wintry forests, old trees: some landscape themes in Chinese painting. China House Gallery, New York, NY (October 26, 1972-January 28, 1973)., Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 16-October 28, 2003).
Rights Statement: CC0