View of Xiao Xiang

Description

This scene illustrates the famous theme of Eight Views of the Xiao-Xiang River. This subject is also depicted in other paintings in our collection. This particular scene is known as "Returning Sail off Distant Shore."

Provenance

Mrs. A. Dean [Helen Wade Greene] Perry [1911–1996], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art (by 1963–1997); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1997–)

View of Xiao Xiang

Kenkō Shōkei

c. 1478–1506

Accession Number

1997.113

Medium

album leaf; ink and light color on paper

Dimensions

Image: 26.8 x 30.6 cm (10 9/16 x 12 1/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry