Waterfowl and Reeds
early 1200s
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on silk
- Dimensions
- 23.4 × 23.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-115713
This album leaf now mounted as a hanging scroll is attributed to the 13th-century artist Liang Kai, who served for a time in the Southern Song court as a court painter. In recognition of Liang’s outstanding talent, Emperor Ningzong (reigned 1195–1224) granted him the “Gold Belt,” the highest honor reserved for court painters. The artist, however, left his prestigious position in pursuit of the simple life in Buddhist monasteries. The so-called one-corner composition (leaving empty space on one side as the artist did here) was popular in both the imperial court and Buddhist monasteries. This d…
Provenance
Fund, 1984.42
Registry history
- early 1200s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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