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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Herbert F. Leisy in memory of his wife, Helen Stamp Leisy
Museum
Fish
c. 1400
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Provenance
PublicProvenance event
(Howard C. Hollis and Company, Cleveland, OH, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Leisy)
?-1977
Mr. Herbert F. Leisy [1900-1977] and Mrs. Helen Stamp Leisy [1906-1975], Cleveland, OH, bequest to t...
1977-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source provenance text
(Howard C. Hollis and Company, Cleveland, OH, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Leisy) Mr. Herbert F. Leisy [1900-1977] and Mrs. Helen Stamp Leisy [1906-1975], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Exhibitions
PublicSource exhibition text
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). Layers of Meaning: China’s Flora and Fauna in Painting and on Porcelain. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2020-June 6, 2021).
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Four fish of various sizes are swimming among aquatic plants. Like in other paintings, the existence of water is suggested in the harmonious movement of the fish and plants. In Chinese, the word for fish (<em>yu</em>) is a homophone for “abundance” and thus the motif has an auspicious connotation. <br><br>The painter uses the so-called boneless technique without outlines to shade and texture the bodies of the fish. The smooth transition from dark shades on their backs to their white bellies and the thin transparent fins and tails in light washes accentuated by gills and scales are all executed without contour lines.
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Evidence state
0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 3 structured provenance events · 2 structured exhibitions.
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