Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains

photo: Masatsugu Nokubo

Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains

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Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains,

undated, early 18th century

Yuan Jiang 袁江, school of, 1670?– 1755?
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1946-196 a-f
Palatial halls, pavilions, and terraces are set in a blue-green mountain landscape with a receding river at right. An arched stone bridge spans the river, and a boat appears at lower right. Palace ladies, children, and attendants, including a group playing musical instruments, can be seen inside the buildings. The only adult man in the landscape can be observed crossing a wooden bridge at lower left with his attendant. Might he be the owner of the palace or an honored guest? Mount Li, located near the First Emperor’s mausoleum, is identified in legend as the place where the creator of mankind repaired a hole in the dome of heaven.

Information

Title
Summer Retreat in the Li Mountains
Dates

undated, early 18th century

Maker
Yuan Jiang 袁江 , school of
Medium
Six hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting (a and f): 223.5 x 26.3 cm. (88 x 10 3/8 in.) Mount (a and f): 263.3 x 41.7 cm. (103 11/16 x 16 7/16 in.) Painting (b-e): 223.5 x 57.5 cm. (88 x 22 5/8 in.) Mount (b-e): 263.3 x 58.9 cm. (103 11/16 x 23 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1946-196 a-f
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
unsigned
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
chinese painting styles, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
pavilions (garden structures), trees, landscapes (representations), streams, waterfalls, green (color), blue, mountains

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1946 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

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