清 雲石山水掛屏|Wall panel with stone paintings

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19th century · Hardwood with veined marble and brass fittings · Asian Art

Inscribed, on the round slab: “Autumn Mountains in Mist and Cloud. In the distance it looks like mist and cloud; as you get near you see that it is the void. From a Tang poem, [signed] Zhushan”; on the rectangular slab: “A Magical Tower after Snow. The snow-covered cliff in the sunset looks like a jade screen. From a Tang poem, [signed] Yibai.” Inscribed, on the round slab: “Morning Mist in a Spring Forest, inscribed by Zhushan jushi”; on the rectangular slab: “Overhanging Cliff and Sheer Wall. Inscribed by Yibai shanren at Shenjiang (the Huangpu River in Shanghai).”

Artist

Unknown

Date

19th century

Medium

Hardwood with veined marble and brass fittings

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1995