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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Spring Rain Thatched Hut
Description
With its striking simplicity, this painting captures the pure serenity of a private garden in the moist atmosphere of a spring morning on a small river. Painted in the style of Ni Zan, Wang Jianzhang dedicated this work to his patron-friend Gong Weiliu (1611-1680). Gong retired from government service after the fall of the Ming dynasty and constructed a garden-retreat at his native home in Taizhou, Jiangsu province. He invited scholars and poets from his literary society to contribute writings of his estate, which are here mounted together with the painting in this scroll.
Provenance
Gong Weiliu 宮偉鏐 [1611–1680], given by descent through his family to Gong Ben'ang; Gong Ben’ang 宮本昂 [1821–1874], by descent to relatives Lian Quan and his wife Wu Zhiying; Lian Quan 廉泉 [1868–1932] and Wu Zhiying 吳芝瑛 [1868–1933], Hangzhou, China; (Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
31 × 81.5 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
2008.108
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Wang Jianzhang (Chinese, active 1621–1662)
Chinese Art • China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
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