Xiao Yuncong, Pure Tones among Hills and Waters
Severance Fund, 1954.262 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Xiao Yuncong

Pure Tones among Hills and Waters

1664

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
Handscroll; ink and light color on paper
Dimensions
31 × 781.6 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-111410

Painted at age 68, this landscape is one of Xiao Yuncong’s most mature works. Extraordinary in its combination of fine details with bold brushstrokes and bluish washes, it is also one of his longest compositions in handscroll format, extending over 23 feet. Throughout his lifetime, Xiao visited Nanjing and Yangzhou, where he met with other painters and literati. Regarded as the founder of the Gushu school (姑孰派) of painting, Xiao painted from nature, and his landscapes are informed by his travels, as well as by his experience as a print designer.

Provenance

Severance Fund, 1954.262

Registry history

  • 1664 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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