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Source Description
A figure sits in a retreat tucked into the mountains near a waterfall. The painter, Kan Tenju, was best known as a calligrapher and seal carver. Of Korean heritage, he was a patron of artist Ike Taiga (池大雅) (1723–1776), and a cousin of Taiga’s student Aoki Shukuya (青木 夙夜) (died 1802). His Chinese-style poem reads as follows: <br><br>Smoky mist in the mountain reflects light after the rain,<br>Sunlight passes through the clouds to cast shadows of the trees, <br>Alone in the sunset, I read a well-worn book.
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Document identity
localId
149417
label
Landscape with Gentle Peaks
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obj
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painting
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Source metadata
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149417
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painting
title
Landscape with Gentle Peaks
description
A figure sits in a retreat tucked into the mountains near a waterfall. The painter, Kan Tenju, was best known as a calligrapher and seal carver. Of Korean heritage, he was a patron of artist Ike Taiga (池大雅) (1723–1776), and a cousin of Taiga’s student Aoki Shukuya (青木 夙夜) (died 1802). His Chinese-style poem reads as follows: <br><br>Smoky mist in the mountain reflects light after the rain,<br>Sunlight passes through the clouds to cast shadows of the trees, <br>Alone in the sunset, I read a well-worn book.
date
1767
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60473618
creators
315389
genreSpecific
Painting
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Painting only: 133.2 x 45.2 cm (52 7/16 x 17 13/16 in.); Including mounting: 216 x 67.7 cm (85 1/16 x 26 5/8 in.)
cul
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1978.7
Source extras
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hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
tombstone
Landscape with Gentle Peaks (浅峰山水図), 1767. Kan Tenju (Japanese, 1727–1795). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; painting only: 133.2 x 45.2 cm (52 7/16 x 17 13/16 in.); including mounting: 216 x 67.7 cm (85 1/16 x 26 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1978.7
titleInOriginalLanguage
浅峰山水図
collection
ASIAN - Hanging scroll
inscriptions
inscription
雨過嵐光煙／雲陽樹影諫／夕陽独在左／？卷讀残書
inscription_translation
Smoky mist in the mountain, reflects light after the rain/
Sunlight passes through the clouds to cast shadows of the trees/
Alone in the sunset/I read a well-worn book.
(tr. Tianchu Gao)
inscription_remark
artist's inscription with poem, date, signature and seals, upper right.
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1
didYouKnow
This painting combines image and calligraphy, connected by skillful brushwork.
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1978.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 66, no. 1 (January 1979): 3–48.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 39; Mentioned: p. 46, no. 143
citation
Talbot, William S. “Visions of Landscape: East and West.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 70, no. 3 (March 1983): 112–135.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 132-133, fig. 36
creditline
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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2026-06-17 16:16:41.785000
sourceId
149417
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Japanese Art
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ASIAN - Hanging scroll
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hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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