Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge

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Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge

Xie ShichenLinkedCulture matchlcp-ea89e764aeee

Date
c. 1547–67
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
Culture
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
143776

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This dramatic landscape was probably painted after Xie Shichen returned from a journey in 1547 that took him through various provinces of China, including Sichuan Province in southwest China and sailing the Yangzi River. The composition from a high vantage point offers a view deep into the Wu Gorge where rolling waves put a ship in peril. The scale and composition of this landscape, which was inspired by the majestic mountain scenery in Sichuan Province, as well as Xie’s vigorous brushwork, are exceptional. This large painting was likely created for a wealthy or powerful family's grand hall to impress their visitors.

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Credit line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Provenance
Tanaka Buhei 田中武兵衛 [early 1900s], Tokyo, Japan | ?–1968: (Cheng Qi 程琦 [1911–1988], Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1968–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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    Chinese landscape paintings

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