Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010054Landscapes 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
Autumn Leaf I (Formerly Leaf C). Artist's inscription, signature, and seals: For hundreds of years only Huang Dachi [Huang Gongwang] has been handed down from generation to generation. His cloudy mountains and scattered rocks continue to inspire the composing of poetry. When frenzied inspiration came, he splashed ink as if pouring out wine; Who says this wandering immortal wasn't a painting master? Qushan [painted] and inscribed. [2 seals] Mei; Qushan. [seal, lower right 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. Asia House Galleries (January 10-March 3, 1974); 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.
- 1962.157.3
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