Returning to the Village in a Rainstorm

Xie Shichen1530

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Title: Returning to the Village in a Rainstorm
Creator: Xie Shichen (Chinese, 1487-after 1567)
Date Created: 1530
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 40.3 x 425.4 cm (15 7/8 x 167 1/2 in.)
Provenance: Dr. H. Müller, Peking, China, Tseng Hsien-chi [1919-2000], ?-1975, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1975-present
Type: Painting
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.94
Medium: handscroll, ink and light color on silk
Inscriptions: Artist's inscription, signature, and seal: Returning to the Village in a Rainstorm. On an autumn day, the keng-yin year of the Chia-ching era [1530]. Shu-hsien, Hsieh Shih-ch'en [seal] Hsieh Shih-ch'en yin. 3 additional seals unidentified.
Department: Chinese Art
Culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Collection: ASIAN - Handscroll
Accession Number: 1975.94

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