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Red Cliff (Ch'ih-pi yu),
1575
Ju Jie 居節, 1524–1585
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1984-52
Known for his delicate use of color, Ju Jie has illustrated the famous eleventh-century poem “Ode to the Red Cliff” by the polymath Su Shi (1037–1101). A river course is framed between tall trees in front and the bold forms of a cliff and waterfall in back. On the boat, three gentlemen seated by a low table are being served fish and wine, while the lead figure turns his head and body to look at the approach of the famed cliff. This may be Su Shi, who is often shown wearing the style of hat seen here.
Information
Title
Red Cliff (Ch'ih-pi yu)
Dates
1575
Maker
Medium
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper with box
Dimensions
Painting: 90 x 40.7 cm. (35 7/16 x 16 in.)
Mount: 213.3 x 57.5 cm. (84 x 22 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward L. Elliott
Object Number
y1984-52
Place Made
Asia, China
Signatures
signed
Marks/Labels/Seals
artist's seal
Two characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Period
Subject
- Suzuki, Kei, comp. Chūgoku kaiga sōgō zuroku, vol. 1 of Amerika-Kanada hen. Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 1982., A17–072
- Wen C. Fong, Images of the mind: selections from the Edward L. Elliott family and John B. Elliott collections of Chinese calligraphy and painting at the Art Museum, Princeton University, (Princeton, NJ: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1984)., cat. no. 41
- "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1984," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 44, no. 1 (1985): p. 24-52., p. 28
