id:			97604
accession number:	1917.25
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.25
updated:		2023-04-22 12:24:22.746000

Landscape, 1644–1911. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Soapstone; overall: 15.3 x 22.3 x 9.6 cm (6 x 8 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection 1917.25

title:				Landscape
title in original language:	石雕山水人物山子
series:				
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creation date:			1644–1911
creation date earliest:		1644
creation date latest:		1911
current location:		
creditline:			Worcester R. Warner Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
technique:	soapstone
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Stone
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 15.3 x 22.3 x 9.6 cm (6 x 8 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	石門洞天
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Chaekgeori: Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens
	opening date:   2017-08-05T04:00:00
	<i>Chaekgeori: Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 5-November 5, 2017).

	title:		China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
	opening date:   2022-12-11T05:00:00
	<i>China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Worcester R. Warner [1846–1929], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1917
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1917–
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fun fact:
A waterfall plummets down the cliff by the temple and then flows smoothly down to join the river at the front of the landscape scene.

digital description:


wall description:
A mountain scenery surrounded by water and fish is meticulously carved out of soapstone, with a pond, bridge, waterfall, and temple front in its center. The unidentified figure scene on the left includes an ox and a man wearing what appears to be a Korean hat. A Buddha figure hidden in the depth of the temple can be glimpsed from the backside. The inscribed pillar on the right reads “Stonegate Cave to Heaven (<em>shimen dongtian</em>)”. Indentations all over the stone suggest that the miniature mountain was once adorned with precious stones and metal, presumably representing an earthly paradise to which one could escape in one’s mind and imagination.
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IMAGES

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