Physical Dimensions: Overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Provenance: Chen Yixi 陳奕禧 [1648–1709], Li Yufen 李玉棻 [mid-1800s], Wu Hufan 吳湖帆 [1894–1968], Qin Tongli 秦通理 [early 1900s], (Frank Caro [1904–1980], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Inscriptions: Artist's inscription, signature, and 8 seals:
Leaf D.
In this perpetual spring, together we search out pleasure/
While lively birds flap their feathers./
The fragrance of the prunus strikes the ground;/
Its blossoms adorn the caps of rustics.
Yuncong [seal] Xiao Yuncong, 9 additional seals: 2 of Chen Yixi 陳奕禧 (1646-1709); 4 of Li Yufen 李玉棻 [Li Yunhu 李韵湖] (active mid-1800s); 3 unidentified.
Fun Fact: The plum blossoms identify this painting as early spring.
Department: Chinese Art
Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Collection: ASIAN - Album leaf
Accession Number: 1955.302.4
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