Bada Shanren, Landscape after Guo Zhongshu
Severance Fund, 1955.36 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Bada Shanren

Landscape after Guo Zhongshu

c. 1680–1705

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
109.9 × 56.4 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-110843

Similar to some calligraphers of his time, Zhu Da rejected conventions in favor of an individual, personal expression. He is known for ambiguous compositions of fish, flowers, birds, and rocks in contrasting ink tonality. As a member of the Ming imperial family, Zhu lost his princely status and hid in a monastery when the Manchus, foreigners from the north, established the Qing dynasty in 1644.In this late work, mountain ranges are rendered in diverse and dense strokes rising toward the top of the scroll. It references the artist Dong Qichang (1555–1636) in concept. Yet the cursory brushwork …

Provenance

Severance Fund, 1955.36

Registry history

  • c. 1680–1705 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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