A Scholar's Retreat amid Autumn Trees

Also known as: A Scholar's Retreat amid Autumn Trees 秋林書舍圖

Inscriptions

青山疎雨晩來晴，林木蕭條爽氣生。記得當年齋館夜，一窗燈火讀書聲。公義求寫秋林書舍，復徵題，遂賦此。王紱 [印] 孟端; 友石生; 破研齋; 飛飛木葉亂辭枝，裊裊涼風入袂時。床上詩書勤課子，夜深窗下有吾伊。; 林僻茅齋靜，秋清露氣寒。閑居讀書者，不為要求官。; 碧樹宵含露氣涼，青燈孤照讀書床。十年勤苦何須論，一日聲名達帝郷。; 溪山遠帶暮雲平，幾處長林映晩晴。瑟瑟秋聲來樹杪，寒燈明滅月三更。; 5 seals of the Qianlong emperor (r. 1736–95); 1 seal of Tang Xun (dates unknown); 2 seals of He Zheng 何澂 (d. 1888); 3 seals of Cheng Qi 程琦 (1911–1988); 2 seals of Li Guochao 李國超 (20th century); 2 seals unidentified.

Provenance

Yao Jiheng 姚際恒 [1647–about 1714] Qing imperial collection (seals of Emperor Qianlong, r. 1736–1795) Aisin-Gioro Mianyi 愛新覺羅綿億 [1764–1815] He Zheng 何澂 [d. about 1888] Nagao Uzan 長尾雨山 [1864–1942], Kyoto, Japan Cheng Qi 程琦 [1911–1988] ? by 1968–1997: Mr. A. Dean Perry [1909–1987] and Mrs. Helen Wade Greene Perry [1911–1996], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1997–: 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).

Quick Overview

Artist: Wang Fu (Chinese, 1362–1416)
Date: c. 1403
Medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Painting: 58.1 x 26.8 cm (22 7/8 x 10 9/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 180 x 47 cm (70 7/8 x 18 1/2 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Chinese Art
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
Accession no.: 1997.98

More by Wang Fu in museum collections

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