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Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge
Xie Shichenc. 1547–67
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This dramatic landscape composition was probably painted after Xie Shichen returned from a journey in 1547 that took him through various provinces of China, including Sichuan and sailing the Yangzi. The composition from a high vantage point offers a view deep into the Wu Gorge where rolling waves put a ship in peril. The scale and composition of this landscape, which was inspired by the majestic mountain scenery in Sichuan province, as well as Xie’s vigorous brushwork, are exceptional.
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- Title: Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge
- Creator: Xie Shichen (Chinese, 1487–after 1567)
- Date Created: c. 1547–67
- Physical Dimensions: Painting: 243.1 x 90 cm (95 11/16 x 35 7/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 295.6 x 115 cm (116 3/8 x 45 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: Tanaka Buhei 田中武兵衛 [early 1900s], Tokyo, Japan, (Cheng Qi 程琦 [1911–1988], Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.213
- Medium: hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- Inscriptions: "巫峽雲濤" 謝時臣寫 [印] 姑蘇台下逸人; 樗仙, 5 additional seals of Cheng Qi 程琦 (1911–1988).
- Fun Fact: This large painting was likely created for a wealthy or powerful family's grand hall to impress their visitors.
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
- Accession Number: 1968.213
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