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Climb from the rocks in the river at the bottom, past the autumn trees and the railed path along the cliff, to the temple halls and the peaks above the clouds.
Painted in the first month of 1506, Mount Hua is one of Tang Yin’s few dated works. The mountain, in Shaanxi province in north China, was hard to reach in his day and drew seekers of immortality who lived there or gathered medicinal herbs. Tang piles up its summits in the manner of the Song master Li Tang, with angular strokes and ink washes of varied strength. His poem describes a man unconcerned with fame, riding his donkey past Mount Hua.
hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper · Painting: 116.4 x 41.4 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art · Chinese painting: Ming
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- Museum title
- Mount Hua
- Artist
- Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470–1523)
- Date
- 1506
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: 116.4 x 41.4 cm (45 13/16 x 16 5/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 213.5 x 66.7 cm (84 1/16 x 26 1/4 in.)
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Artist’s life 1470–1523
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