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accession number: 1980.10
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Mt. Qingbian, 1617. Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555-1636). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; painting: 225 x 67.6 cm (88 9/16 x 26 5/8 in.); overall: 355 x 92.7 cm (139 3/4 x 36 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1980.10
title: Mt. Qingbian
title in original language: 青弁圖
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creation date: 1617
creation date earliest: 1617
creation date latest: 1617
current location:
creditline: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:
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culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique: hanging scroll, ink on paper
department: Chinese Art
collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555-1636) - artist
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measurements: Painting: 225 x 67.6 cm (88 9/16 x 26 5/8 in.); Overall: 355 x 92.7 cm (139 3/4 x 36 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:
inscription: Artist's first inscription, signature, and 2 seals:
A painting of the Qingbian Mountains in the manner of Beiyuan [Dong Yuan].
In the summer of the dingsi year [1617], on the last day of the fifth month, [I] send this to my senior, Zhang Shenqi. Dong Xuanzai
[seals] Zhi zhi hao ri jiang guan 知制誥日講官; Dong Qichang yin 董其昌印.
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remark:
inscription: Artist's second inscription and signature:
Piling irons for ten thousand feet guard the purple sky;
Where puppies are seen on top of clouds, villages and marketplaces lie.
In the splendor of autumn, where is the most worthy spot to spend the day?
Amid the rustling sounds of mountain streams, with a volume in hand, meditating on the Way [Dao].
Inscribed by Qichang.
(trans. WKH/LYSL)
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inscription: 4 additional seals: 3 of Li Enqing 李恩慶 (jinshi of 1833); 1 of Weng Wan-go 翁萬戈 (b. 1918).
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: 1000 Jahre Chinesische Malerei
opening date: 1959-10-16T04:00:00
1000 Jahre Chinesische Malerei. Haus der Kunst, Mùnich, Germany (organizer) (October 16-December 13, 1959).
title: Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting
opening date: 1981-02-10T05:00:00
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); The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (December 3, 1982-February 28, 1983).
title: Year in Review: 1980
opening date: 1981-06-23T04:00:00
Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 23-July 19, 1981).
title: Mountains, Rocks, and Water: Landscape Painting in Asia
opening date: 1987-10-02T04:00:00
Mountains, Rocks, and Water: Landscape Painting in Asia. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2-December 13, 1987).
title: Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 1998-02-21T00:00:00
Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998).
title: Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2009-06-27T04:00:00
Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 27-August 23, 2009).
title: Rhythms of Abstraction: The Landscape Duets of Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney
opening date: 2015-07-12T00:00:00
Rhythms of Abstraction: The Landscape Duets of Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 12, 2015-February 7, 2016).
title: The Arts of Dong Qichang
opening date: 2018-12-07T05:00:00
The Arts of Dong Qichang. Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, China (organizer) (December 7, 2018-March 10, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Fantastics and Eccentrics. Asia House Gallery, New York, NY (March 23-May 28, 1967).
* The Compelling Image: Nature and Style in Seventeenth-Century Chinese Painting. Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1979).
* Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12, 2003-July 16, 2003).
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PROVENANCE
Li Enqing 李恩慶 [19th century]
date: 1800s
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citations:
(Wan-go H. C. Weng 翁萬戈 [1918-2020], Lyme, NH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1980
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1980-
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fun fact:
digital description:
wall description:
Dong Qichang radically transforms the landscape composition into a purely abstract design. He organizes the mountain forms to achieve an overall sense of structure, activating the flow of energy (qi) and the momentum of force (shi) throughout the pictorial design. In his art, brush and ink assume life independent of the depicted forms, so that the painting can be appreciated for “the sheer marvels of brush and ink.”
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RELATED WORKS
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page number: Reproduced: pl. 17
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Lee, Sherman E. Chinese Landscape Painting. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1962.
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Cunningham, Michael R., Stanislaw J. Czuma, Anne E. Wardwell, and J. Keith Wilson. Masterworks of Asian Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998.
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