Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters

Description

This leaf presents a rising promontory in the near distance, whose base is hidden by a dense grove of barren, autumnal trees. A gentle incline emerges from the lower right, with a small path leading to its summit, where a gentleman is sheltered from the wind by two pines. This promontory resembles Guangming Ding 光明頂 (Summit of the Bright and Luminous), the second tallest peak in Huangshan 黃山 (Mt. Huang or Yellow Mountain), the scenic area that inspired much of Mei Qing’s artistic production. Instead of looking down on the “Sea of Clouds,” though, as one who scales Huangshan’s peak would, this gentleman is looking out at two boats on an actual sea.

Provenance

Richard B. Hobart [1885–1963], Cambridge, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1962); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1962–)

Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters

Mei Qing

1690

Accession Number

1962.157.8

Medium

album leaf: ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Overall: 28.6 x 44 cm (11 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

John L. Severance Fund