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Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Colophon
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The Japanese artist Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924) adds a colophon on the last page, commenting on the rarity of Fan Qi's paintings among those of the Eight Masters of Nanjing. They were modeled after Tang and Song masters and captured the rhythms of life. "Whenever I open this album, my mind is pleased," he writes.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineAlbum of Miscellaneous Subjects, Colophon (山水花鳥圖冊), early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22.11
