Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009317Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf H (previous leaf 8)
by Xiao Yuncong
Also known as: Album of Seasonal Landscapes: Late Winter and the Blossoming Plum (No. 8); Album of Seasonal Landscapes 山水圖冊, Leaf H (previous leaf 8)
About the Artwork
Throughout his lifetime, Xiao Yuncong visited Nanjing and Yangzhou, cities embedded in the fertile and water-rich Jiangnan region, as reflected in his paintings. Xiao painted from nature, and his landscapes are informed by the seasons and his travels, as well as by his experience as a print designer. Xiao’s fresh, light colors continue to appear in later Shanghai school paintings. This album was formerly in the collection of Li Yufen in Yangzhou and then owned by Wu Hufan in Shanghai. While the artist impressed his seal consistently below his poetic inscriptions in the upper parts of the composition, the red seals on the margins and in the lower corners of the paintings are impressions by the album’s previous owners.
Inscriptions
Artist's inscription, signature, and 8 seals: Leaf H. When the winter sun warms up the door, the day begins; I clean up my black leather shoes to break off from the dusty world. Prunus blossoms again bloom on the tree in front of the pavilion; Their fragrance penetrates the eaves and satisfies my innermost self. In the wushen year [1668], tenth month, the old man of seventy-three, Yuncong. [seal] Xiao Yuncong.; 9 additional seals: 2 of Chen Yixi 陳奕禧 (1646–1709); 4 of Li Yufen 李玉棻 [Li Yunhu 李韵湖] (active mid-1800s); 3 unidentified.
Provenance
Chen Yixi 陳奕禧 [1648–1709] Li Yufen 李玉棻 [mid-1800s], Yangzhou, China Wu Hufan 吳湖帆 [1894–1968], Shanghai, China Qin Tongli 秦通理 [early 1900s] ?–1955: (Frank Caro [1904–1980], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 1955–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
The Colors of Ink. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-May 12, 1974). The Plum Scenery Studio: Wu Hufan and His Circle in Modern Shanghai. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 31-November 8, 2026).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673)
- Date
- 1668
- Medium
- album leaf; ink and light color on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Accession no.
- 1955.302.8
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