Travelers in Autumn Mountains

Inscriptions

盛 ?; 10 collectors' seals: 8 of Geng Zhaozhong 耿昭忠 (1640-1686); 2 of Geng Jiazuo 耿嘉祚 (late 1600s-early 1700s), son of Geng Zhaozhong.

Provenance

Geng Zhaozhong 耿昭忠 [1640–1686], to his son Geng Jiazuo Geng Jiazuo 耿嘉祚 [late 1600s–early 1700s] C. C. Wang 王季遷 [1907–2003], New York, NY (Walter Hochstadter [1914–2007], New York, NY, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin) ?–1963: Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1963–: 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). Fifteen Chinese Paintings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA (organizer) (October 9-28, 1964). Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965). 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). 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). Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17, 1991-January 5, 1992).

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

Quick Overview

Artist: Sheng Mou (Chinese, active c. 1310–1350)
Date: 1300–50
Medium: album leaf; ink and slight color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 24.4 x 26.5 cm (9 5/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Chinese Art
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
Accession no.: 1963.589

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