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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
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creditline: Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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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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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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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, Munich, Mùnich, Germany (organizer) (October 16-December 13, 1959).
title: Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting
opening date: 1981-02-11T05:00:00
Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (November 7, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 11-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: 1981-06-24T04:00:00
Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-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: Chinese Landscape Duets of Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney
opening date: 2015-07-12T00:00:00
Chinese Landscape Duets of Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (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
* {'description': 'Fantastics and Eccentrics. Asia House Gallery, New York, NY (March 23-May 28, 1967).', 'opening_date': '1967-03-23T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'The Compelling Image: Nature and Style in Seventeenth-Century Chinese Painting. Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1979).', 'opening_date': '1979-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12, 2003-July 16, 2003).', 'opening_date': '2003-03-12T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Li Enqing 李恩慶 [19th century]
date: 1800s
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(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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RELATED WORKS
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page number: Mentioned: VII, Lists, 247
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