https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/70754/fullLandscape17th centuryImage: 51 3/8 x 19 1/2 inches (130.5 x 49.5 cm);
Frame: 11 5/8 x 37 3/8 inches (29.5 x 94.9 cm)Hanging scroll: ink wash on silkAcquired through the University Special Purchase Fund56.2500Mountains and cliffs surround a valley where a scholar and his attendant are seen returning to their thatch-roofed dwelling in a lush forest. Two similar figures are seen inside the cottage; one at his desk, the other at a stove. Behind this structure at the edge of a body of water is a small bamboo grove. Further beyond is a stone bridge across water, and a low-lying waterfall. Temple buildings up on a hill to the right, surrounded by five straight pine trees and more trees. Rugged mountain peaks in the background. Depiction of varied foliages.
Title on the top of mount; 2 seals on the lower right side; 2 seals on the lower left side; 3 seals, signature & inscription on the upper right side; "Luxuriant valley and soaring peak now turn to autumn, the lodge in the park is swept, bamboos give coolness and seclusion. Casually, leaning on a staff, I idly come and go, From time to time with the mountain monk I talk over former journeys. -- For my friend K'ai-yüan, painted in the style of Tsao Yün-hsi (of the Yüan period)" [translated by H. Shadick]Paintings183029716Shen ZhiNot much is known of the biography of Shen Zhi, except that he was from Xiushui in Zhejiang province, and was born around 1618. The inscription on this landscape reads:<br>
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Luxuriant valley and soaring peak now turn to autumn<br>
The lodge in the park is swept, bamboos give coolness and seclusion<br>
Casually, leaning on a staff, I idly come and go,<br>
From time to time with the mountain monk I talk over former journeys<br>
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For my friend Kai-yuan,<br>
painted in the style of Cao Yunxi [of the Yuan period]
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