Xu Jingyang Moving His Family — Cui Zizhong (Chinese, 1574–1644) — The Cleveland Museum of Art · Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund · CC0. Museum object record ↗

Painting study · Ink painting

Xu Jingyang Moving His Family1644 · Study 1961.90

Cui Zizhong (Chinese, 1574–1644)
1644

Recorded as Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, this vertical work measures 64 × 165.3 cm using the museum’s painting only dimensions. Explore the museum’s context and compare the format with a wall of your choice.

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Context from the museum

Xu Jingyang was a dedicated fourth-century Confucian official who allegedly turned into a Daoist immortal. This scroll depicts the legend that when he attained immortality, he took his entire household, including chickens and dogs, to paradise. Cui Zizhong’s painting style intentionally referenced ancient masters. Typical of the pre-Song dynasty landscape tradition, there is the use of blue and green colors and an emphasis on outline rather than texture. While the trembling outlines are reminiscent of earlier painters, the flickering light on rocks and trees is a stylistic feature of Cui’s own time.

Museum description reproduced from its CC0 open-access record. Read the original catalog entry.

A detail to notice

Xu Jingyang, wearing red, is in the upper register of figures, while below his servants transport a rooster, dog, and other supplies.

Observation supplied by the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Read the dimensions before the image

The selected painting only measurement for Xu Jingyang Moving His Family is 64 cm wide and 165.3 cm high, equivalent to approximately 25.2 × 65.1 inches. Dividing width by height gives a format ratio of 0.39:1. The rectangular bounding area is 1.06 square meters; it describes the measured footprint, not the amount of paint or the monetary value.

On an illustrative 300 cm wall, the recorded width occupies 21.3% of the span before adding a frame. A centered placement leaves approximately 118.0 cm on each side before adding a frame. These are calculations by Physical Art For Crypto using museum measurements. They are not the museum’s display recommendations.

Questions to bring to your own collection

With Xu Jingyang Moving His Family in view, identify one feature you can point to, then distinguish what the museum records from your personal response. Keep its medium, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, in your notes when comparing contemporary works.

Which part of this vertical composition catches your eye first?
Would a 64 cm width still suit the space after allowing for furniture and a frame?
What surface detail would you need to see in person or in a close photograph?

Explore physical scale

How large would this format feel on your wall?

Use this museum work’s recorded format as a reference. Adjust a blank wall and optional frame allowance to compare proportions. The museum painting is an educational reference and is not for sale here.

Units

Wall width (cm)

Wall height (cm)

Frame each side (cm)

21.3%of wall width, including allowance

64.0 × 165.3 cmmodeled outside dimensions

Within the entered wall dimensions118.0 cm each side when centered

Calculation: outside width = recorded width + twice your frame allowance. This is a proportion study, not an installation assessment. It excludes furniture, hardware, load capacity, depth and delivery clearance. The display image may include margins absent from the recorded measurement.

Compare formats with the studio collection

These Lei-Kol works have the closest width-to-height ratios in the current catalog. This is a geometry comparison, not a claim of artistic similarity, equivalent value, or association with the museum artist.