Liu Haichan
1300s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Liu Haichan, 1300s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 105 x 38 cm (41 5/16 x 14 15/16 in.); overall with knobs: 182.8 x 59.1 cm (71 15/16 x 23 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1982.29.2 Because the immortal Liu Haichan is usually depicted with bangs, his eponym, liúhǎi 劉海, means "bangs" in Chinese.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- Image: 105 x 38 cm (41 5/16 x 14 15/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 182.8 x 59.1 cm (71 15/16 x 23 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Inscribed in upper right corner: The old tree has its green shrouded in mist/ In the depth of the mountain the moon is bright/ By no means could the eyes of the dusty world/ Understand these particular feelings. Shan-yüeh tao-jen [seal] Shan-yüeh (?)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1982.29.2
- Credit Line
- Edward L. Whittemore Fund
- Exhibitions
- La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre, Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art (Chinese art rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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