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accession number: 1971.227
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The Peach Blossom Spring, 1650. Liu Du (Chinese, active c. 1628-after 1653). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on satin; painting: 135.8 x 52 cm (53 7/16 x 20 1/2 in.); overall with knobs: 241.5 x 79 cm (95 1/16 x 31 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1971.227
title: The Peach Blossom Spring
title in original language: 桃花源圖
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creation date: 1650
creation date earliest: 1650
creation date latest: 1650
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique: hanging scroll; ink and light color on satin
department: Chinese Art
collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Liu Du (Chinese, active c. 1628-after 1653) - artist
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measurements: Painting: 135.8 x 52 cm (53 7/16 x 20 1/2 in.); Overall with knobs: 241.5 x 79 cm (95 1/16 x 31 1/8 in.)
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inscription: Artist's inscription, signature, and 2 seals at middle right edge:
In the tenth month of the gengyin year [1650], painted in imitation of Zhao Chengzhi [Chao Mengfu]. Liu Du [seals] Liu Du zhi yin; Shu xian.
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inscription: 2 additional seals of Low Chuck Tiew 劉作籌 (1911–1993).
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1971
opening date: 1971-12-28T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1971. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).
title: Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China
opening date: 1988-02-10T05:00:00
Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-April 10, 1988).
title: La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre
opening date: 2010-03-29T00:00:00
La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (March 29-July 5, 2010).
title: China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta
opening date: 2023-09-10T04:00:00
China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10, 2023-January 7, 2024).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (November 7, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 10-March 29, 1981); Tokyo National Museum (October 4-November 17, 1982).', 'opening_date': '1981-02-10T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12-July 16, 2003).', 'opening_date': '2003-03-12T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 242). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 7-July 7, 2015).', 'opening_date': '2015-01-07T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Low Chuck Tiew 劉作籌 [1911–1993]
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(Walter Hochstadter [1914–2007], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1971
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1971-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Ho, Wai-kam, Sherman E. Lee, Laurence Sickman, and Marc F. Wilson. Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting: The Collections of the Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1980.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 198, p. 255
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Little, Stephen. Realm of the Immortals: Daoism in the Arts of China: the Cleveland Museum of Art, February 10-April 10, 1988. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1988.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 8, pp. 36-37
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Delacour, Catherine. La Voie du Tao: un Autre Chemin de L'être : Galeries Nationales, Grand Palais, 29 Mars-5 Juillet 2010. Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 2010.
page number: Reproduced: cat. 67.2, pp. 266-267 and p. 59
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Chou, Ju-hsi and Anita Chung. Silent poetry: Chinese paintings from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2015.
page number: Reproduced: pp. 342-344
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