Morning Sun over the Heavenly Citadel Peak, Ding Yunpeng, 1614, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese Art
Morning Sun over the Heavenly Citadel Peak, Ding Yunpeng, 1614, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtClouds rise from Mt. Xuanhu, where the waters flow into the Luo River; the morning sun is over the Heavenly Citadel Peak of Mt. Huang. This alluring landscape with mythical connotations and auspicious meanings was intended as a birthday gift to its recipient. The mountains here are associated with the legendary Yellow Emperor and the Daoist idea of immortality. It was also believed that a numinous turtle emerged from the Luo River, transmitting the Luo shu to Cangjie, who invented Chinese writing.Size: Painting: 212.7 x 55.4 cm (83 ¾ x 21 13/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 344.1 x 87.7 cm (135 ½ x 34 ½ in.)Medium: hanging scroll, ink and light color on paperhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1965.28 -- source link
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