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Nine Dragon Pool
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About this work
In the second half of the 1600s, Huangshan 黃山 (Mt. Huang or Yellow Mountain) attracted many visitors and inspired artists like Mei Qing. He probably sketched the Nine Dragon Pool on his second trip to the mountain range in 1690, at the advanced age of 68 sui . This dramatic waterfall has nine curves, each forming an emerald green pool. After heavy rain, the rushing water looks like nine white dragons.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineNine Dragon Pool (九龍潭圖), 1690s. Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697). Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper; image: 92 x 43.5 cm (36 1/4 x 17 1/8 in.); overall: 200.7 x 71.1 cm (79 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1979.50
