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Empty Arbor and Rapid Waterfall
by Zhang Ning
Inscriptions
Artist's inscription, signature, and 2 seals: Painted in the summer, the fifth month of the wu-tzu year, the fourth year of the Ch'eng-hua era [1468]. Empty Arbor and Rapid Waterfall. Fang-chou, Chang Ning [seals] Ching-chih; Fang-chou ts'ao-t'ang. 2 additional seals: 1 of Ch'eng Ch'i; 1 unidentified.
Provenance
Ch'eng Ch'i The Kelvin Smith Collection Ch'eng Ch'i; The Kelvin Smith Collection
Exhibition history
A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Zhang Ning (Chinese, 1426-c. 1495)
- Date
- 1468
- Medium
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 109.8 x 38.1 cm (43 1/4 x 15 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Credit line
- The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
- Accession no.
- 1985.368
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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