{ "data": { "id": 148362, "accession_number": "1975.75", "share_license_status": "CC0", "tombstone": "Dream Journey to Mt. Tiantai (\u5922\u904a\u5929\u53f0\u5716), 1814. Qian Du (Chinese, 1763\u20131844). Handscroll; ink on paper; overall: 29.8 x 72 cm (11 3/4 x 28 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jean-Pierre Dubosc, 1975.75", "current_location": null, "title": "Dream Journey to Mt. Tiantai", "title_in_original_language": "\u5922\u904a\u5929\u53f0\u5716", "creation_date": "1814", "creation_date_earliest": 1814, "creation_date_latest": 1814, "artists_tags": [ "male" ], "culture": [ "China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign (1796-1820)" ], "technique": "handscroll; ink on paper", "support_materials": [], "department": "Chinese Art", "collection": "ASIAN - Handscroll", "type": "Painting", "measurements": "Overall: 29.8 x 72 cm (11 3/4 x 28 3/8 in.)", "dimensions": { "overall": { "height": 0.298, "height_inch": 11, "height_inch_fraction": 0.75, "width": 0.72, "width_inch": 28, "width_inch_fraction": 0.375 } }, "state_of_the_work": null, "edition_of_the_work": null, "copyright": null, "inscriptions": [ { "inscription": "\u5922\u6e38\u5929\u53f0\u5716.\n\u4f59\u820a\u85cf\u5b50\u754f\u8d64\u57ce\u4ed9\u9928\u5377\u5b50\uff0c\u50c5\u5c3a\u9918\u800c\u5177\u5343\u5dd6\u842c\u58d1\u4e4b\u52e2\u3002\u7532\u620c\u4e09\u6708\uff0c\u6232\u70ba\u96f2\u4f2f\u81e8\u4f5c\u884c\u770b\u5b50\u3002\u9322\u53d4\u7f8e\u5e76\u8b58\u3002[\u5370]\u58fa\u516c", "inscription_translation": "Artist's inscription, signature, and seal: \n\nDream Journey to Mt. Tiantai.\nIn the past, I had Ziwei\u2019s [Tang Yin] scroll The Daoist Lodge of the Vermilion Citadel in my collection. Though it was little more than a foot in length, the landscape embodied a magnificent view of thousands of cliffs and myriad valleys. In the third month of the year jiaxu [1814], I playfully copied it as a small handscroll as a gift for Yunbo [Chen Wenshu]. Thus inscribed, Qian Shumei. [Seal]: Hugong.", "inscription_remark": null, "sortorder": 1 }, { "inscription": "\u4eca\u5e74\u6625\u70ba\u96f2\u4f2f\u4f5c\u5922\u6e38\u5929\u53f0\u5716\uff0c\u96f2\u4f2f\u88dd\u6dc7\u6210\u5377\u3002\u79cb\u4e03\u6708\uff0c\u4f59\u4f86\u5433\u4e2d\u6842\u8449\u66f8\u5802\uff0c\u5c55\u73a9\u7adf\u65e5\u5f8c\uff0c\u70ba\u5176\u66f8\u7d00\u820a\u4f5c\u65bc\u5377\u5f8c\u3002\u96f2\u4f2f\u8a69\u7a7a\u9748\u51fa\u6773\uff0c\u6050\u65af\u5716\u4e0d\u80fd\u50b3\u5beb\u842c\u4e00\u3002\u6642\u79cb\u6691\u71be\u751a\uff0c\u63ee\u6c57\u70ba\u4e4b\uff0c\u8155\u529b\u5fa9\u5f31\uff0c\u66f8\u53c8\u52a3\u65bc\u756b\uff0c\u592b\u5948\u4f55\u3002\u53d4\u7f8e\u5e76\u8a18\u3002[\u5370]\u53d4\u7f8e [\u5370, \u53f3\u4e0b]\u9322\u53d4\u7f8e", "inscription_translation": "Artist's colophon: \n\nIn the spring of this year, I painted the Dream Journey to Mt. Tiantai for Yunbo [Chen Wenshu]. [Afterward], he had it mounted in a scroll format. In the autumn, the seventh month, I returned to the Guiye Shutang [Library under Cassia Leaves; i.e., Chen Wenshu\u2019s library] in Suzhou. I looked at the scroll throughout the day and added, at the end of the scroll, his poem about the dream journey, which had been composed some time ago. Yunbo\u2019s poem can be characterized as limpid, elusive, and subtle. I am afraid that this painting cannot hope to match its [rich] meanings in any conceivable way. At the time, the autumn heat was excessive, and I wrote the poem while sweating profusely. My wrist also lacked energy, and this made the calligraphy even less desirable than the painting. What can I do? [I], Shumei inscribed this. [seal] Shumei. Artist's seal at lower right edge of painting: Qian Shumei.", "inscription_remark": null, "sortorder": 2 }, { "inscription": "\u5c4f\u98a8\u4e5d\u758a\u96f2\u9326\u5f35\uff0c\u5c71\u6c23\u6ec3\u96f2\u96f2\u6c23\u6dbc\u3002 \n\u8393\u82d4\u5982\u5e2d\u4e8c\u5c3a\u539a\uff0c\u6b64\u9593\u7fe0\u58c1\u975e\u77f3\u6881\u3002\n\u73e0\u7c3e\u5012\u6302\u7d55\u58c1\u4e0b\uff0c\u842c\u659b\u9bab\u73e0\u5411\u7a7a\u7009\u3002\n\u4ed9\u7a74\u5143\u6c23\u6c96\u7136\u901a\uff0c\u5225\u6709\u767d\u9f8d\u51fa\u5c71\u7f45\u3002\n\u9f8d\u8d77\u6b32\u88c2\u9752\u5c71\u9752\uff0c\u62cd\u624b\u4e00\u559d\u505c\u96f2\u505c\u3002\n\u9808\u81fe\u5fa9\u8ff8\u52e2\u66f4\u6025\uff0c\u6c34\u82b1\u5012\u6372\u6416\u74cf\u73b2\u3002\n\u6709\u7f8e\u4e00\u4eba\u7f8e\u4e14\u980e\uff0c\u7fe0\u8896\u7368\u501a\u7d05\u95cc\u897f\u3002\n\u9867\u6211\u76ee\u6210\u82e5\u76f8\u8b58\uff0c\u7591\u662f\u5289\u962e\u6240\u9047\u4e4b\u4ed9\u5983\u3002\n\u74ca\u81fa\u91d1\u95d5\u6e3a\u4f55\u8655\uff0c\u80e1\u9ebb\u98ef\u719f\u6843\u82b1\u80a5\u3002\n\u4e00\u7fc1\u98f2\u6c34\u60df\u8b80\u66f8\uff0c\u5410\u7d0d\u5c71\u7da0\u9910\u677e\u8174\u3002\n\u66f8\u4e2d\u6240\u8a00\u4e0d\u76e1\u8b58\uff0c\u5999\u7406\u5fc5\u6709\u58fa\u516c\u58fa\u3002\n\u5c71\u82b1\u8972\u4eba\u7d05\u850c\u850c\uff0c\u9192\u5f8c\u7ffb\u7591\u5c0b\u5922\u8f42\u3002\n\u6ce0\u7136\u6b98\u97ff\u6eff\u7a7a\u5c71\uff0c\u6708\u75d5\u6b63\u7167\u79cb\u5c4f\u7da0\u3002", "inscription_translation": "A poem composed by Chen Wenshu \u9673\u6587\u8ff0 (1775\u20131845), transcribed by Qian Du: \n\nNine layers of nature\u2019s screens are overlaid by brocades of clouds. \nThe mountainous vapors turn to mist, and the mist turns cool. \nThe moss and fungi are like snow, laid on thick to a depth of two feet. \nHere the green walls are composed not just of barren rocks. \nA pearly curtain of waterfall hangs from a sheer cliff, \nSpilling ten thousand vases of pearls over the empty space. \nThe primordial breath rushes through the Immortal\u2019s cavern, \nAnd a white dragon begins to appear among these cliffs. \nThe rising dragon splits the green hills and makes them greener. \nI clap my hands and utter a shout to still the frozen clouds. \nSoon, the dragon reappears and gains in momentum, \nStirring the whirling waves and rushing streams. \nA tall beauty makes her presence felt, her kingfisher sleeves \nTouching the western red balustrade, \nAgainst which she leans in solitude. \nShe looks at me, as if she has known me before. \nI suspect perhaps she was [one of] the immortal consorts \nWhom Liu [Chen, \u5289\u6668] and Ruan [Zhao, \u962e\u8087] had encountered. \nFar, far are her jade terraces and golden pavilion, remote and invisible. \nThe sesame rice is well cooked, and the peach flowers are in full bloom. \nThere is an old man drinking water while reading. \nAs he inhales and exhales, the mountains turn green and the pine nuts ripen. \nI am not fully cognizant of what the book says. \nFor the subtle truth there is of course the pot [Hu] of Hugong. \nThe scent of wild flowers is everywhere, and their red petals have fallen. \nAlthough awake, I still suspected I was in a dream journey. \nA trail of limpid sounds fills the void of mountain ranges. \nThe pale moon casts a reflection on the autumnal, verdant cliffs.", "inscription_remark": null, "sortorder": 3 }, { "inscription": "3 additional seals unidentified.", "inscription_translation": null, "inscription_remark": null, "sortorder": 4 }, { "inscription": "Titleslip by Mo Beiming \u83ab\u5317\u6e9f (active early 20th century)", "inscription_translation": null, "inscription_remark": null, "sortorder": 5 } ], "exhibitions": { "current": [], "legacy": [ { "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" } ] }, "provenance": [ { "description": "Chen Wenshu \u9673\u6587\u8ff0 [1775\u20131845], Suzhou, China", "citations": [], "footnotes": [ "
This painting was made as a gift for Chen Wenshu, a scholar-official and friend and patron of Qian Du. They both grew up in Qiantang (Hangzhou), and their families enjoyed a close relationship. Records indicate that Qian Du painted for Chen Wenshu on four separate occasions, and possibly more.
" ], "date": "1814\u2013?", "sortorder": 1 }, { "description": "Jean-Pierre Dubosc [1904\u20131988], Paris, France, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art", "citations": [], "footnotes": null, "date": "?\u20131975", "sortorder": 2 }, { "description": "The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH", "citations": [], "footnotes": null, "date": "1975\u2013", "sortorder": 3 } ], "find_spot": null, "related_works": [], "former_accession_numbers": [ "1.1974" ], "did_you_know": "The man and woman in the pavilion likely represent Chen Wenshu and the mysterious presence he encountered on his dream journey to Mt. Tiantai.", "early_education_description": null, "artlens_description": null, "description": "When he painted Mt. Tiantai \u5929\u53f0\u5c71, Qian Du was a mature artist with a distinctive style that balanced refinement and \u201cstudied awkwardness.\u201d He included the site\u2019s famed features: the crescent-shaped stone bridge arching across the waterfall and surrounded by dense cliffs. Rows of pine and other vegetation appear in the crevices above and below the mountain. The twisting trunks and branches are left in outline, encased within the variegated foliage. In a pavilion at the center, a man and a woman look back to the lower right, across the ravine and toward the cascading water. Beyond and to the left, two simple mounds are backed by hills that stretch into the distance.

Qian Du left space above the hills for an inscription describing the circumstances that gave rise to the painting. Chen Wenshu, family friend and patron to Qian Du, had dreamt of a journey to Tiantai, a mountain famed for both its natural beauty and its associations with legends and myths. This short handscroll was based on Chen\u2019s description of his dream journey, on which he marveled at the scenery and encountered a goddess. Six months after the painting\u2019s completion, Qian transcribed his friend\u2019s longer poetic reminiscence on paper mounted after the painting.

The landscape of the painting was not based on the physical site, which likely neither man had visited in 1814, but rather on the mythic tradition of Tiantai. It caused turbulence in the mind of the poet and provided inspiration to the painter.", "external_resources": { "wikidata": [ "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60472915" ], "internet_archive": [ "https://archive.org/details/clevelandart-1975.75-dream-journey-to-mt" ] }, "citations": [ { "citation": "Lee, Sherman E. \u201cThe Year in Review for 1975.\u201d The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 2 (February 1976): 31\u201371.", "page_number": "Reproduced: p. 60; Mentioned: p. 70, no. 154", "url": "http://www.jstor.org/stable/25152624" }, { "citation": "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": "Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 280, p. 381", "url": null }, { "citation": "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": "Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 466\u2013469", "url": null } ], "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.75", "images": { "annotation": null, "web": { "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.75/1975.75_web.jpg", "width": "1263", "height": "288", "filesize": "300965", "filename": "1975.75_web.jpg" }, "print": { "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.75/1975.75_print.jpg", "width": "3400", "height": "776", "filesize": "2150977", "filename": "1975.75_print.jpg" }, "full": { "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.75/1975.75_full.tif", "width": "9000", "height": "2054", "filesize": "55479456", "filename": "1975.75_full.tif" } }, "alternate_images": [ { "web": { "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.75/1975.75_alt0_web.jpg", "width": "1263", "height": "496", "filesize": "521972" }, "print": { "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.75/1975.75_alt0_print.jpg", "width": "3400", "height": "1334", "filesize": "3633537" }, "full": { "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.75/1975.75_alt0_full.tif", "width": "7000", "height": "2747", "filesize": "57710172" }, "date_created": "2004-02-23T17:22:37", "annotation": "" }, { "web": { "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.75/1975.75_alt1_web.jpg", "width": "1263", "height": "659", "filesize": "644521" }, "print": { "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.75/1975.75_alt1_print.jpg", "width": "3400", "height": "1775", "filesize": "4194316" }, "full": { "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.75/1975.75_alt1_full.tif", "width": "6144", "height": "3208", "filesize": "59152184" }, "date_created": "2004-02-23T17:15:46", "annotation": "" } ], "creditline": "Gift of Jean-Pierre Dubosc", "image_credit": null, "sketchfab_id": null, "sketchfab_url": null, "gallery_donor_text": null, "athena_id": 148362, "creators": [ { "id": 31417, "description": "Qian Du (Chinese, 1763\u20131844)", "extent": null, "qualifier": null, "role": "artist", "biography": null, "name_in_original_language": "\u9322\u675c", "birth_year": "1763", "death_year": "1844", "use_in_caption": true, "include_extent": false, "weight": 1 } ], "legal_status": "accessioned", "accession_date": "1975-08-11T00:00:00", "sortable_date": 1814, "date_added_to_oa": null, "date_text": "1814", "collapse_artists": false, "on_loan": false, "recently_acquired": false, "record_type": "object", "conservation_statement": null, "has_conservation_images": false, "cover_accession_number": null, "is_nazi_era_provenance": false, "impression": null, "alternate_titles": [ "Dream Journey to Mount T'ien-t'ai", "Dream Journey to Mt. Tiantai \u5922\u904a\u5929\u53f0\u5716" ], "is_highlight": false, "updated_at": "2026-08-13 11:44:37.594000" } }