Chinese Literatus Viewing a Valley
Unknown Artist
possibly mid- to late 1500s–1600s
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
Dimensions
painting: 49.5 × 33.1 cm · mounted: 137 × 46.3 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift from the Collection of George Gund III
Accession Number
2015.593
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This painting depicts a well-recognized scene in East Asian painting most often associated with the Chinese Southern Song dynasty painter Ma Yuan: a figure, most likely a retired government official, contemplating a high mountain valley from a scenic overlook. The lower left corner of the painting has a tripod-shaped seal resembling that of Kano Hideyori. The work appears to have either been made or repurposed to hang as a pair with a painting by Hideyori.