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Garden for Solitary Enjoyment
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About this work
Garden of Solitary Enjoyment refers to a site built in 1073 by the statesman Sima Guang (1019–1086) after he had retired to Luoyang, Henan province. Every spring, visitors would flock to his garden. Each of its seven structures references a historic figure. Sima wrote: I channel streams [like Du Mu], to water flowers [like Bai Juyi], or trim bamboo [like Wang Huizhi]. . . . I know of no joy between heaven and earth that could take its place .
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineGarden for Solitary Enjoyment (獨樂園), 1515–52. Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552). Handscroll; ink and light color on silk; painting: 28 x 518.5 cm (11 x 204 1/8 in.); overall: 32 x 1290.2 cm (12 5/8 x 507 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1978.67
