Detail View: The AMICA Library: Writing Books under the Pine Trees
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1997.94
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Wang Meng
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Creator Nationality:
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Chinese
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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c. 1308 - 1385
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Wang Meng
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Title:
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Writing Books under the Pine Trees
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1279-1368
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Creation Start Date:
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1279
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Creation End Date:
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1368
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Materials and Techniques:
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double album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll
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Classification Term:
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Painting
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Dimensions:
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Image: 66.7cm x 70.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1997.94
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
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Inscriptions:
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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.
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1997.94.tif
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