Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010036Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters
by Mei Qing
Also known as: Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters 倣古山水圖冊; Landscapes after Various Styles of Old Masters
Inscriptions
Spring Leaf II (formerly Leaf B). Artist's inscription, signature, and seals: I am fond of the old Daoist of the Plum Blossoms [Wu Zhen]; His brush traces scattered upon the paper are all extraordinary. He brought the nectar of the immortals from the oceans, To get himself drunk in the everlasting spring of Jiangnan. Qushan ren [2 seals] Mei; Qushan [seal, lower right corner] Bo jian shan kou ren jia.
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).
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.
- 1962.157.2
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