China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) / 1617
Mt. Qingbian
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Mt. Qingbian as painting (China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1617).
Dong Qichang had visited the Bian Mountains, which are part of a low range located not far from Wuxing and Lake Tai in the southern province of Zhejiang.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as hanging scroll; ink on paper and credits Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555–1636).
The museum's collection notes: Dong Qichang radically transforms the landscape composition into a purely abstract design. He organizes the mountain forms to achieve an overall sense of structure, activating the flow of energy ( qi ) and the momentum of force ( shi ) throughout the pictorial design. In his art, brush and ink assume life independent of the depicted forms, so that the painting can be appreciated for “the sheer marvels of brush and ink.”
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