Leaping Carp 藻魚圖
Liu Jie 劉節 1368–1644
Cartel
- Artiste
- Liu Jie
- Nom en chinois
- 劉節
- Date
- 1368–1644
- Période
- Chine, dynastie des Ming (1368–1644)
- Format
- Rouleau suspendu (立軸)
- Technique
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- Image: 140.5 x 83.7 cm (55 5/16 x 32 15/16 in.); Overall: 226 x 101.2 cm (89 x 39 13/16 in.); with knobs: 226 x 109.5 cm (89 x 43 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 1977.55
- Provenance
- John L. Severance Fund
Ce qu'en dit le musée
With a fine ink line and graded wash, the life-like depiction of these swiftly moving carp is representative of the high quality of works by Liu Jie, a Ming dynasty court painter known for his fish paintings. The artist’s signature and seal are in the painting’s top left corner.The carp is an auspicious and popular subject in Chinese painting. Here, the leaping carp can be associated with “a carp jumping the dragon gate,” which according to mythology transforms into a dragon, emblematic of a scholar’s success in passing the civil service examinations. Another reading suggests that this carp is not leaping but guiding his offspring in worshipping heaven.
Notice de The Cleveland Museum of Art, fiche de l'œuvre.
Le saviez-vous ?
The clusters of geometric leaves painted with mineral pigments are likely water caltrap.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Inscriptions et sceaux
Artist's signature and seal: Written by Liu Jie 劉節寫. [seal] Chin-i-chih-hui chih chang.
Transcription et traduction : The Cleveland Museum of Art