Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf H (previous leaf 8)
1668
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1668
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a quiet river winding through low hills, mist rising at dawn, and a few bare trees clinging to the rocks. Xiao Yuncong painted this scene from memory after walking the same paths near Nanjing. He used pale ink washes—almost like watercolor—to show the damp air of early spring. The album was meant to be held in your hands, one page at a time, so the size feels intimate, like a private thought. Look up more works from the subject: china, qing dynasty (1644-1911).
