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Morning Sun over Heavenly Citadel Peak

Morning Sun over Heavenly Citadel Peak

1614
(Chinese, 1547-c. 1628)
Painting: 212.7 x 55.4 cm (83 3/4 x 21 13/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 344.1 x 87.7 cm (135 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Mount Huang, known for its scenic beauty, is one of China's major tourist attractions.

Description

A birthday gift, this scroll by Ding Yunpeng from Anhui is among the earliest paintings of Mount Huang (Yellow Mountains), here depicting Heavenly Citadel Peak. The mountains are named after the legendary Yellow emperor who is said to have visited the place to look for the essence of immortality. Deep red strokes accentuate vegetation and allude to cinnabar, the alleged elixir of immortality.

Difficult to climb and access, Mount Huang in Anhui province did not become a destination for hikers nor a subject for artists before the late Ming dynasty, when steps were built. Today its towering peaks are a national site and tourist attraction.
  • Chin Ch'uang-sheng
    ?–1965
    (Jean-Pierre Dubosc [1903–1988], Paris, France, and Lugano, Switzerland, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1965–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 16–July 13, 2004).
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