Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009712Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters
by Mei Qing
Also known as: Landscapes after Various Styles of Old Masters; Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters 倣古山水圖冊
Inscriptions
Spring Leaf I (formerly Leaf A). Artist's inscription, signature, and seals: [seal] Sanmei you. Prunus blossoms from a thousand trees and an old hut- The painting seems filled with their fragrance for a distance of ten miles. In the wintry mountains I sit alone without company; Having just finished a new poem, I think I'll taste some wine. Imitating Li Yingqiu's [Li Cheng] "Prunus-Blossom Study." Qushan [painted] and inscribed. [2 seals] Mei; Qushan [seal, lower left corner] Quxing hsien-i.
Provenance
?–1962: Richard B. Hobart [1885–1963], Cambridge, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1962–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
1000 Jahre Chinesische Malerei. Haus der Kunst, Munich, Mùnich, Germany (organizer) (October 16-December 13, 1959). Year in Review - 1962. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962). Fantastics and Eccentrics in Chinese Painting. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (March 23-May 28, 1967); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (June 20-August 13, 1967); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA (September 15-November 5, 1967). The Colors of Ink. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-May 12, 1974). Conference of Oriental-Western Literary and Cultural Relations. Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN (organizer) (October 17-19, 1974).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697)
- Date
- 1690
- Medium
- album leaf: ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 28.6 x 44 cm (11 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Accession no.
- 1962.157.1
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