Lonely Retreat Overlooking a Misty Valley

Inscriptions

Artist's inscription, signature, and 2 seals: In the tenth month of the gengwu year of the Chongzhen era [1630]. Sheng Maoye [seals] Sheng yin Maoye; Yuhua shi.; 4 additional seals of Liu Shu (1759–1816)

Exhibition history

1000 Jahre Chinesische Malerei. Haus der Kunst, Munich, Mùnich, Germany (organizer) (October 16-December 13, 1959). Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961). Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998).

Quick Overview

Artist: Sheng Maoye (Chinese, active early 1600s)
Date: 1630
Medium: hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk
Dimensions: Painting: 181.2 x 93 cm (71 5/16 x 36 5/8 in.); Overall with knobs: 256.5 x 121.9 cm (101 x 48 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Chinese Art
Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Accession no.: 1961.88

Provenance

Walter Hochstadter [1914–2007] ?–1961: Richard B. Hobart [1885–1963], Cambridge, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 1961–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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