id:			150475
accession number:	1981.4
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.4
updated:		2023-01-11 05:16:53.096000

A Hundred Sparrows in a Lofty Grove, 1368–1644. Attributed to Lin Liang (Chinese, 1416–1480). Handscroll, ink on silk; overall: 28.6 x 498.2 cm (11 1/4 x 196 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1981.4

title:				A Hundred Sparrows in a Lofty Grove
title in original language:	喬林百雀圖
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creation date:			1368–1644
creation date earliest:		1368
creation date latest:		1644
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique:	handscroll, ink on silk
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Handscroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Lin Liang (Chinese, 1416–1480)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 28.6 x 498.2 cm (11 1/4 x 196 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1981
	opening date:   1982-02-17T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1981</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

	title:		Flora and Fauna (Chinese art rotation)
	opening date:   2020-11-06T05:00:00
	<i>Flora and Fauna (Chinese art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2020-June 6, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Luk Kwing Karp, Kowloon, Hong Kong, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1981
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1981-
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wall description:
Sparrows engaged in all kinds of activities frolic amid leafy branches, blades of grass, rocks, and a waterfall. As our eyes move over the scroll, the artist engages us in enjoying the sparrows’ carefree movements in a natural setting. <br><br>The charming birds were painted from close observation in swift and fluent brushstrokes. Sparrows are a common bird and in Chinese painting they often represent the commoner in human society as opposed to the noble pheasant or peacock representative of the ruling class.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Laozi, James Legge, translator, and forward by Livia Kohn. <em>Tao Te Ching</em> 道德经. New York: Metro Books, 2008.
	page number: 	Reproduced: Fig. 74
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