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 G.
Only at the mountain top are there pines, at the water's edge, bamboo./
Old men from the country often come here to spend the night in the fog./
The hectic pace of worldly affairs is no more to me than drifting clouds;/
My universe does not extend beyond my thatched hut./
What could be better than to grab a walking stick and head to the west of the river,/
Striving to write a new poem that will tease the common crowd.
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 season depicted in this leaf is ambiguous, but the presence of bamboo and pine (two of the "three friends" 歲寒三友) points to winter.
Department: Chinese Art
Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Collection: ASIAN - Album leaf
Accession Number: 1955.302.7
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