Cleveland Museum of Art
Mountain Landscape in Moonlight
- Date
- 1200s
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink on silk
- Culture
- China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) to Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Painted in modulated monochrome ink washes with dark dots for foliate accents, the anonymous artist successfully suggests the dense atmosphere of a warm summer night. Under a full moon a scholar rides a mule, accompanied by a servant who carries his belongings. The poem inscribed by Chan (Zen) priest Yunfeng Miaogao identifies the figure as the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu 杜甫 (712–770). Who rides Du [Fu]'s mule: Through the universe his name resounds. Chanting poems as he rides off on his mule, How quickly does he become drunk with Heaven and Earth!
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