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Miniature Album with Figures and Landscape (Cliff Landscape with Bridge)

Zeng Yandong

1822

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Ming Painting Romanticism Early 19th Century Landscape Qianlong Reign

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Miniature Album with Figures and Landscape (Cliff Landscape with Bridge) is a 1822 unspecified by Zeng Yandong, a Ming Painting work, depicting Qianlong Reign, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Zeng Yandong
When & what style?: 1822 · Ming Painting
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This small painting shows a quiet mountain scene with a winding path and a bridge over a river. Trees line the path, and a tiny pavilion sits near the water’s edge. The colors are mostly ink washes in gray and brown, with a single splash of red on the distant hillside. The artist used quick, sketchy brushstrokes to suggest movement in the trees and mist. The red mark might be a seal or stamp, common in traditional East Asian art. Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.