Shitao, Reminiscences of Qinhuai River
Severance Fund, 1966.31.8 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Shitao

Reminiscences of Qinhuai River

1642–1707

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on Song paper
Dimensions
38.1 × 33 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-113534

This album leaf was probably created in 1695 for a friend Shitao had traveled with to visit ancient sites along the Qinhuai River from the Six Dynasties period. A tiny figure in a boat looks up in awe toward rising mountain masses that form an overhanging cliff, perhaps an image for the overwhelming history of Nanjing. Shitao was born two years before the Ming dynasty fell. A descendant of the first Ming emperor, he later lived in Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Anhui province. Despite his affiliation with the Ming imperial family, he met the Qing dynasty Kangxi emperor twice.

Provenance

Severance Fund, 1966.31.8

Registry history

  • 1642–1707 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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