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Pure Tones among Hills and Waters
The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance Fund
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Pure Tones among Hills and Waters

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Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673) visual detail
ArtistXiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673)
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Provenance

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Jiang Xun 江恂 [active about 1753–after 1780]

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Xiang Yuan 項源 [active about 1811]

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Qi Zhiliu 祁之鏐 [active about 1858]

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Yu Zhimeng 俞芷盟 [second half of 19th century]

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Wu Changshou 吳昌綬 [1867–1924]

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Zhang Yunzhong 張允中 [1881–1960?]

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Wang Shaoming 汪兆銘 [Wang Jingwei 汪精衛, 1883–1944]

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Jiang Xun 江恂 [active about 1753–after 1780] Xiang Yuan 項源 [active about 1811] Qi Zhiliu 祁之鏐 [active about 1858] Yu Zhimeng 俞芷盟 [second half of 19th century] Wu Changshou 吳昌綬 [1867–1924] Zhang Yunzhong 張允中 [1881–1960?] Wang Shaoming 汪兆銘 [Wang Jingwei 汪精衛, 1883–1944] (Walter Hochstadter [1914–2007], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

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Chinese Landscape Painting. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5-December 26, 1954). 1000 Jahre Chinesische Malerei. Haus der Kunst, Munich, Mùnich, Germany (organizer) (October 16-December 13, 1959). Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982). Mountains, Rocks, and Water: Landscape Painting in Asia. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2-December 13, 1987). Inspired by Chinese Landscape and Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 14, 2017-February 5, 2018). When Salt was Gold: Yangzhou, City of Riches and Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 12-November 5, 2023). Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (November 7, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 10-March 29, 1981); Tokyo National Museum (October 4-November 17, 1982). Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 242). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 7-July 7, 2015).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

Painted at age 68, this landscape is one of Xiao Yuncong’s most mature works. Extraordinary in its combination of fine details with bold brushstrokes and bluish washes, it is also one of his longest compositions in handscroll format, extending over 23 feet. Throughout his lifetime, Xiao visited Nanjing and Yangzhou, where he met with other painters and literati. Regarded as the founder of the Gushu school (姑孰派) of painting, Xiao painted from nature, and his landscapes are informed by his travels, as well as by his experience as a print designer.

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Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 9 structured provenance events · 6 structured exhibitions.

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