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Source Description
A mountain scenery surrounded by water and fish is meticulously carved out of soapstone, with a pond, bridge, waterfall, and temple front in its center. The unidentified figure scene on the left includes an ox and a man wearing what appears to be a Korean hat. A Buddha figure hidden in the depth of the temple can be glimpsed from the backside. The inscribed pillar on the right reads “Stonegate Cave to Heaven (<em>shimen dongtian</em>)”. Indentations all over the stone suggest that the miniature mountain was once adorned with precious stones and metal, presumably representing an earthly paradise to which one could escape in one’s mind and imagination.
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Document identity
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97604
label
Landscape
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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97604
contentType
object
title
Landscape
description
A mountain scenery surrounded by water and fish is meticulously carved out of soapstone, with a pond, bridge, waterfall, and temple front in its center. The unidentified figure scene on the left includes an ox and a man wearing what appears to be a Korean hat. A Buddha figure hidden in the depth of the temple can be glimpsed from the backside. The inscribed pillar on the right reads “Stonegate Cave to Heaven (<em>shimen dongtian</em>)”. Indentations all over the stone suggest that the miniature mountain was once adorned with precious stones and metal, presumably representing an earthly paradise to which one could escape in one’s mind and imagination.
date
1644–1911
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79482144
genreSpecific
Stone
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 15.3 x 22.3 x 9.6 cm (6 x 8 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
cul
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
accession
1917.25
Source extras
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soapstone
tombstone
Landscape (石雕山水人物山子), 1644–1911. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Soapstone; overall: 15.3 x 22.3 x 9.6 cm (6 x 8 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1917.25
titleInOriginalLanguage
石雕山水人物山子
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
石門洞天
inscription_translation
Stonegate Cave to Heaven ("shimen dongtian")
formerAccessionNumbers
1662.1916
didYouKnow
A waterfall plummets down the cliff by the temple and then flows smoothly down to join the river at the front of the landscape scene.
creditline
Worcester R. Warner Collection
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6ccbd743fc8d480d91ee170b5f1a410d
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2026-06-18 21:16:02.029000
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97604
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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soapstone
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1
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0
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photo
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