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
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.