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Rain-coming Pavilion by the Stone Bridge at Mt. Tiantai
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The subject is not just Mount Tiantai in Zhejiang Province, the ancient seat of the most powerful Buddhist sect of Sui and Tang dynasties, but records a specific occasion in 1838 when an official visited Tiantai and began the reconstruction of a historic pavilion. As this coincided with the end of a long drought, the building was auspiciously renamed the Yulai (Rain-Coming 雨來) Pavilion. Ten years later, Dai Xi painted this handscroll to commemorate the occasion.
| Artist / Maker | Dai Xi |
|---|---|
| Date | 1848 |
| Culture / Origin | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) |
| Medium | handscroll; ink on paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 34.5 x 142.6 cm (13 9/16 x 56 1/8 in.) |
| Department | Chinese Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Dai Xi (1801–1860) — Chinese artist (1801-1860).Disciplines: painter.Source: Wikidata (CC0) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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