Wall panel with stone paintings

19th century
On View Gallery
Inscribed, on the round slab: “Autumn Mountains in Mist and Cloud. In the distance it looks like mist and cloud; as you get near you see that it is the void. From a Tang poem, [signed] Zhushan”; on the rectangular slab: “A Magical Tower after Snow. The snow-covered cliff in the sunset looks like a jade screen. From a Tang poem, [signed] Yibai.”

Inscribed, on the round slab: “Morning Mist in a Spring Forest, inscribed by Zhushan jushi”; on the rectangular slab: “Overhanging Cliff and Sheer Wall. Inscribed by Yibai shanren at Shenjiang (the Huangpu River in Shanghai).”

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清 雲石山水掛屏
  • Title: Wall panel with stone paintings
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: 19th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Hardwood with veined marble and brass fittings
  • Dimensions: Overall (each panel): 65 1/2 x 34 1/4 in. (166.4 x 87 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1995
  • Object Number: 1995.418a–d
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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