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AT-00009385Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge
by Xie Shichen
Also known as: Clouds and Waves in the [Yangtze] Gorge of Wu-shan; Clouds and Waves in the [Yangzi] Gorge of Wushan; Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge 巫峽雲濤圖; Clouds and Waves in the Yangtze Gorge of Mu-shan
About the Artwork
This dramatic landscape was probably painted after Xie Shichen returned from a journey in 1547 that took him through various provinces of China, including Sichuan Province in southwest China and sailing the Yangzi River. The composition from a high vantage point offers a view deep into the Wu Gorge where rolling waves put a ship in peril. The scale and composition of this landscape, which was inspired by the majestic mountain scenery in Sichuan Province, as well as Xie’s vigorous brushwork, are exceptional.
Inscriptions
"巫峽雲濤" 謝時臣寫 [印] 姑蘇台下逸人; 樗仙; 5 additional seals of Cheng Qi 程琦 (1911–1988).
Provenance
Tanaka Buhei 田中武兵衛 [early 1900s], Tokyo, Japan ?–1968: (Cheng Qi 程琦 [1911–1988], Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 1968–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
Year in Review for 1968. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-March 9, 1969). The Paintings of Hsieh Shih-ch'en. The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, IL (organizer) (January 11-February 26, 1978). Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982). Ji Yun-Fei: Last Days of Village Wen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-July 31, 2016). Inspired by Chinese Landscape and Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 14, 2017-February 5, 2018). Six Dynasties of Chinese Painting Part 2. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 10-September 1, 2024).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Xie Shichen (Chinese, 1487–after 1567)
- Date
- c. 1547–67
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: 243.1 x 90 cm (95 11/16 x 35 7/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 295.6 x 115 cm (116 3/8 x 45 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Credit line
- Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
- Accession no.
- 1968.213
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