Baoyang Lake
1588
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1588
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Baoyang Lake is a 1588 unspecified by Song Xu, a Ming Painting work, depicting Jiaxing, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a quiet lake on a misty morning. Trees frame the water, their reflections rippling slightly. A few small boats drift near the shore. Song Xu made this as part of an album. He visited Wuxing to paint eighteen views. Each scene has a short note he wrote himself. Want to see another lake scene? Check out Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606).
This album of landscape paintings depicts the famous scenic areas located in and around the city of Wuxing in southeastern China. These places were all known for their natural beauty, but in addition, a number were distinguished by their links to eminent historical figures and events. The artist, Song Xu, was not a native of Wuxing, but must have visited it when he accepted the commission, for he carefully depicted all eighteen views and wrote comments on each of them. Song's gazetteer-like notation on this leaf reads: Baoyang Lake: Several li (Chinese mile) from here to the east, one can…
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