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Mountain Landscape in Moonlight
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About this work
Painted in modulated monochrome ink washes with dark dots for foliate accents, the anonymous artist successfully suggests the dense atmosphere of a warm summer night. Under a full moon a scholar rides a mule, accompanied by a servant who carries his belongings. The poem inscribed by Chan (Zen) priest Yunfeng Miaogao identifies the figure as the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu 杜甫 (712–770). Who rides Du [Fu]'s mule: Through the universe his name resounds. Chanting poems as he rides off on his mule, How quickly does he become drunk with Heaven and Earth!
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMountain Landscape in Moonlight, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) to Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; image: 54.3 x 36 cm (21 3/8 x 14 3/16 in.); overall: 139.6 x 41.4 cm (54 15/16 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1987.37
