Hanging scroll painting of mountain with winding path
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This very tall, narrow hanging scroll is a gray-beige color. It is painted with a landscape scene in dark ink. A craggy mountainside dominates the upper half of the scroll, its height underscored by the narrow format. It is dotted with trees. A few travelers walk a thin path that winds up the mountainside. On the ground below is a forest with boulders and many kinds of trees. A river flows between the right side of the foreground and the mountain behind. The river’s shape echoes the curves of the mountain path.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1923.181
Title
Rushing Torrents and Dangerous Road
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
probably second half 16th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209777

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 123.1 x W. 31 cm (48 7/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
mounting with cord and roller ends: H. 261.2 x W. 59.7 cm (102 13/16 x 23 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • seal: Seals read by Ling Lizhong, paintings specialist from the Shanghai Museum: Lower Left:
    1) "Li shi Zhousheng" -- seal of artist and collector Li Zhousheng (square, intaglio)
    2) "Fo ri shan zhang" -- seal of artist and collector Li Zhousheng (square, intaglio)

    Lower right:
    "Zijing Xiang shi zhencang" -- probable fake seal of collector Xiang Zijing (rectangular, relief)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
A 10-004 (Suzuki Kei)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Edward B. Bruce Collection of Chinese Paintings; Gift of Galen L. Stone
Accession Year
1923
Object Number
1923.181
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Suzuki Kei, Chugoku kaiga sogo zuroku, Amerika Kanada hen (Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Paintings, Volume 1: American and Canadian Collections), University of Tokyo Press (Tokyo, Japan, 1982), p. 54, no. A 10-004

Exhibition History

  • Chinese Painting and Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/17/1991 - 01/26/1992
  • Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996
  • Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Paintings from China, Korea, and Japan, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/25/2000 - 08/26/2001
  • A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005
  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/09/2017 - 12/07/2017

Verification Level

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