Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) / early 1500s
Mountain Market, Clear with Rising Mist
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Mountain Market, Clear with Rising Mist as painting (Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · early 1500s).
Due to its stylistic features, this painting has long been believed to be a Chinese painting of the Northern Song period, dated to the 12th century.
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The museum identifies this painting as Hanging scroll; ink on silk.
The museum's collection notes: This painting depicts several vignettes of the scholar-hermit’s various activities. In the lower left corner, the scholar-hermit is portrayed welcoming his guest in the courtyard. In the middle section on the lower bottom, the scholar and his guest are shown encountering another traveler on the bridge and exchanging their greetings. After crossing the bridge, the scholar visits a friend who lives in a compound of multiple buildings. The two friends decide to take a short walk. Both appear in a terraced cliff, enjoying a mountain vista and the fragrance of an old pine tree carried by the gentle wind. The scholar continues his journey with his
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