Mt. Daochang
c. 1588
Song Xu
Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)
Chinese Art
Eighteen Views of Huzhou: Mt. Daochang, c. 1588. Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606). Album; ink and color on silk; sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1998.78.13
- Maker/Artist
- Song Xu
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- album; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 道場山：郡城南去，可五六里，為伏虎禪師道場。上有伏虎亭、望湖亭。南可見武林諸山。北盡震澤群峯之勝。俯窺城郭樓臺，佳麗如畫。 Translation: Leaf 11. Mt. Daochang: From the prefectural city toward the south, about 5, 6 li, there is the spiritual abode of the Chan Master Fuhu [master who tamed tigers, or Zhifeng 志逢, 909–985]. Up above [on the hill] are the Fuhu and Wanghu Pavilions. Looking toward the south, one can see the mountains in Hangzhou. Looking toward the north, one can see all the way to the Lake Tai and also its hilly islands. Looking down, the city walls are laid before us, with towers and terraces, as splendid as in a painting.
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1998.78.13
- Credit Line
- The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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