Birds on a Tree above a Cataract

Also known as: Birds on a Tree above a Cataract; Birds on a Tree above a Cataract 宿禽激湍圖

Inscriptions

A signature at lower left edge.; 3 additional seals: 1 of Xiang Yuanbian 項元汴 (1525-1590), 2 of Wu Maohe 吳懋和 (1600s).

Provenance

Xiang Yuanbian 項元汴 [1525–1590] Wu Maohe 吳懋和 [1600s] at least by 1962: C. C. Wang 王季遷 [1907–2003], New York, NY ?–1964: A. [Albert] Dean Perry [1909–1987] and Mrs. A. Dean [Helen Wade Greene] Perry [1911–1996], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1964–: 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). Wang Chi-ch'ien, Album Leaves from the Sung and Yuan Dynasties. China House Gallery (organizer) (March 26-May 30, 1970). 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). Nature in Chinese Art: The Birds in Song Dynasty Paintings of the 10-13th Centuries. Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Hangzhou, China (organizer) (November 10, 2024-January 9, 2025).

Quick Overview

Artist: Li Di (Chinese, c. 1100-c. 1192)
Date: 1127–1279
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Painting: 24.9 x 26 cm (9 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.); Overall: 37.6 x 59.4 cm (14 13/16 x 23 3/8 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Chinese Art
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
Accession no.: 1964.155

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