Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers
Unknown Artist
1736–95
Medium
Handscroll, silk: tapestry weave; ink and colors; silk: embroidery
Dimensions
34.3 × 863 × 6.3 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Accession Number
1915.618.a
About this artwork
This handscroll features a map illustrating the Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers (Jing qing Wei zhuo tu) and a report by the statesman Dong Gao (1704–1818), preceded by an imperial commentary. The entire handscroll is woven in silk; while the calligraphy section on the right side is woven into the fabric, the Chinese characters on the map are all embroidered. The map shows the clear (blue) river Jing in the north joining the muddy (yellow) river Wei in...