Lüshan Hui
1588
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1588
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Lüshan Hui is a 1588 unspecified by Song Xu, a Ming Painting work, depicting Jiaxing, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a landscape from the Ming dynasty. It's part of a series depicting scenic areas around Wuxing, China. The artist, Song Xu, wasn't from Wuxing, but he visited to create these works. He wrote comments on each of the eighteen views, which is a unique aspect of this collection, and to learn more, you can look up the work of artist: 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: Lüshan hui [Mount Lü corridor]: Its name stems from Lü Meng (178–219 CE),…
Read the full account in the museum source.
