COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.2001.120
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Wei Shijie
Creator Name:
Hua Yan
Creator Nationality:
Chinese
Creator Nationality:
Chinese
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1682 - 1756
Creator Dates/Places:
1682 - 1756
Gender:
M
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Wei Shijie
Creator Name-CRT:
Hua Yan
Title:
Portrait of Hua Yan against Mountain Ranges and Waterfalls
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1705
Creation Start Date:
1705
Creation End Date:
1705
Materials and Techniques:
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Classification Term:
Painting
Dimensions:
Overall: 130cm x 47.2cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
2001.120
Credit Line:
Gift of various donors by exchange
Context:
This painting was a cooperative venture; Wei Shijie painted the portrait of Hua Yan, while Hua Yan-who later became a famous painter-furnished the landscape backdrop. The portrait shows how youthful the subject appeared at the age of 23. He is depicted with a sword at his back, a reference to his early desire for a military career. He also wears a scholarly robe, which suggests an opposing aspiration. Together these are signs of a complex personality and indications of the varied identities Hua Yan would assume during his lifetime.The painting also shows Hua Yan's early talent in painting. In the landscape backdrop, he reveals a quick pace of brushwork, a liquid inktone, and a masterful handling of the peaks, ravines, and waterfall. Interestingly, these are also the very traits he would abandon in his mature years.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20021746.TIF
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Portrait of Hua Yan against Mountain Ranges and Waterfalls
