The Woodcutter of Luofu

Also known as: The Woodcutter of Mount Lo-Fou; The Woodcutter of Luofuo 羅浮山樵圖

About the Artwork

This landscape illustrates the traditionalism of Chinese painting: while the brush manner is novel, the composition is based on early Song dynasty (960-1127) models. The soft raveling brushstrokes and lumpy rock shapes are characteristic of the new 14th-century stylistic expression.

Inscriptions

至正二十六年（1366）正月望後廬山汝言為思齊斷事寫羅浮山樵圖。; 2 colophons and 18 additional seals: 5 seals of Wang Shimin 王時敏 (1592–1680); 2 seals of Gong Xianglin 龔翔麟 (1658–1733); 1 colophon, dated 1684, of Yan Shengsun 嚴繩孫 (1623–1702); 1 colophon and 1 seal of Huang Ren (1683–1768); 2 seals of Lu Shusheng 陸樹聲 (3rd son of Lu Xinyuan 陸心源); 2 seals of T'ao Kuang; 1 seal of Tan Jing 譚敬 (20th c.); 3 seals of Zhang Heng 張珩 (1915–1963); 2 seals unidentified.

Provenance

Wang Shimin 王時敏 [1592–1680] Gong Xianglin 龔翔麟 [1658–1733] Lu Xinyuan 陸心源 [1834–1894] and son, Lu Shusheng 陸樹聲 [active about 1860–about 1910] Zhang Heng 張珩 [1915–1963] Tan Jing 譚敬 [1911–1991] C. T. Loo & Co., New York, NY (Frank Caro [1904–1980], sold to Mr. and Mrs. A. Dean Perry) ? by 1962–1964: Mr. A. [Albert] Dean Perry [1910?–1987] and Mrs. A. Dean [Helen Wade Greene] Perry [1911–1996], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1964–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Exhibition history

Chinese Art Under the Mongols: The Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2-November 24, 1968). The Colors of Ink. Asia House Galleries (January 10-March 3, 1974); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-May 12, 1974). Chinese Paintings: Themes and Techniques. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 7-April 5, 1981). Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (November 7, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 11-March 29, 1981); Tokyo National Museum (October 4-November 17, 1982). La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (March 29-July 5, 2010).

Quick Overview

Artist: Chen Ruyan (Chinese, c. 1331–1371)
Date: 1366
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: Painting: 107.2 x 53.6 cm (42 3/16 x 21 1/8 in.); Overall with knobs: 253.5 x 88.7 cm (99 13/16 x 34 15/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Chinese Art
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
Accession no.: 1964.156

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