Detail View: The AMICA Library: Eighteen Views of Wuxing: Mt. Changchao
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1998.78.16
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Song Xu
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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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1525 - c. 1606
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Song Xu
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Title:
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Eighteen Views of Wuxing: Mt. Changchao
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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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1500s
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Creation Start Date:
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1525
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Creation End Date:
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1599
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Materials and Techniques:
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Album; ink and color on silk
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Classification Term:
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Painting
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Dimensions:
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Sheet: 26.4cm x 28.4cm
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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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1998.78.16
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Credit Line:
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The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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This album of landscape paintings depicts the famous scenic areas located in and around the city of Wuxing in southeastern China. The artist, Song Xu, was not a native of that city, but must have visited it when he accepted the commission, for he carefully depicted all eighteen views and wrote comments on each of them. These places were all known for their natural beauty, but in addition, a number were distingusihed by their links to eminent historical figures and events.Unlike other artists of his time, Song Xu favored a painting style that was technically polished and focused attention on specific, realistic details. Such an approach was well suited to projects like this one, for which the artist was in great demand.
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Link to Work:
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CMA_.1998.78.1
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Link to Work:
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CMA_.1998.78.18
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1998.78.16.tif
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