History of the Life of Tao Yuanming

Provenance

Charles Deering, Miami

Publications

Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Paintings: Third Series, Vol. 1 American and Canadian Collections 1, Research Field of Art, East Asian Department, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo, by University of Tokyo Press, 2013; page I-20, 21, No. A 3–067.

Quick Overview

Artist: Li Zongmo (Chinese, active c. 1573–1636)
Date: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: 23.2 × 198.5 cm (9 3/16 × 78 3/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: handscroll
Style: Chinese (culture or style)
Place: China
Department: Arts of Asia
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick
Accession no.: 1943.1146

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.