COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1997.94
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CMA_.1997.94
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Wang Meng
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Wang Meng
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
Chinese
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Chinese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
c. 1308 - 1385
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c. 1308 - 1385
Creator Dates/Places
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Name-CRT:
Wang Meng
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Wang Meng
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Writing Books under the Pine Trees
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Writing Books under the Pine Trees
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1279-1368
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1279-1368
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1279
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1279
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1368
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1368
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
double album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll
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double album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Painting
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Painting
Classification Term
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Dimensions:
Image: 66.7cm x 70.5cm
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Image: 66.7cm x 70.5cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1997.94
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1997.94
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
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Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
Artist's inscription, signature, and seal:Many years and months passed by the locked gateBehind which the scholar has been immersed in writing his books;While the pine trees he had plantedHave all grown up with old dragon scales. The Yellow Crane Mountain Woodcutter [Huang-ho-shan-ch'iao] painted this for Chen-su [the h. of Ts'ao Chih-pol. [seal] Wang Meng yin.2 additional seals: 1 of Ts'ao Chih-po (1271-1355); 1 unidentified.
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Artist's inscription, signature, and seal:Many years and months passed by the locked gateBehind which the scholar has been immersed in writing his books;While the pine trees he had plantedHave all grown up with old dragon scales. The Yellow Crane Mountain Woodcutter [Huang-ho-shan-ch'iao] painted this for Chen-su [the h. of Ts'ao Chih-pol. [seal] Wang Meng yin.2 additional seals: 1 of Ts'ao Chih-po (1271-1355); 1 unidentified.
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Wang Meng is traditionally considered on of the four masters of the Yuan dynasty. This is a rare example of the distinctive brush style for which he is renowned. It is signed and sealed (at the left) by the artist, who also wrote the following inscription in classical seal script (at the right): Many years and months passed by the locked gate Behind which the scholar has been immersed in writing his books; While the pine trees he had planted Have all grown up with old dragon scales.
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Wang Meng is traditionally considered on of the four masters of the Yuan dynasty. This is a rare example of the distinctive brush style for which he is renowned. It is signed and sealed (at the left) by the artist, who also wrote the following inscription in classical seal script (at the right): Many years and months passed by the locked gate Behind which the scholar has been immersed in writing his books; While the pine trees he had planted Have all grown up with old dragon scales.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1997.94.tif
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CMA_.1997.94.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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