Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley

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Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley

Wen ZhengmingLinkedCulture matchlcp-528b22266f21

Date
1548
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
144829

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The poem inscribed in this painting reads: "Ten thousand layered lofty mountains are presented to the cultivated eye, A thousand feet of cascading falls cleanse the dusty heart. May the harmonies of my red-stringed tune Be the humble answer to the pine wind's ancient song." Different versions of this painting exist. Scholars have suggested that the solid renderings of the rock masses and the volumetric mountain configurations as seen here appear more characteristic of Lu Zhi 陸治 (1496–1576), Wen Zhengming's pupil. In paintings, Chinese literati often play the instrument in a landscape setting, as the sound of the qin symbolizes harmony between man and nature.

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Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
Provenance
Liang Qingbiao 梁清標 [1620–1691] | Lu Xinyuan 陸心源 [1834–1894] | Cheng Qi 程琦 [1911–1988] | ?-1969: (Jean-Pierre Dubosc [1904–1988], Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1969-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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  • Representative object from the topic Chinese landscape paintings
    Chinese landscape paintings

    These are predominantly Chinese paintings from the Ming, Qing, Yuan, and Song dynasties that depict natural landscape scenes including mountains, rivers, forests, and human settlements using traditional media such as ink

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