Leaf & Spine

Cover art · autumn

Cottages in a Misty Grove in Autumn

Li Anzhong (Chinese, active first half of the 1100s), 1117.

Cottages in a Misty Grove in Autumn
Cottages in a Misty Grove in Autumn — Cleveland Museum of Art

Using it on a cover

The print file prints up to 11.3 x 9.4 in at 300 ppi — enough for a full 6 x 9 in front cover. Wider than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 45% of the width, or use it as a wraparound across back and spine.

About the work

This leaf is an early example of a new mode in landscape painting expressed in vistas of water-rich scenery that developed since the 900s. Li Anzhong, a court artist during the 1100s, witnessed the transition of the capital from Kaifeng across the Yangzi River to Hangzhou.

More autumn art

The Autumn Hunt The Autumn Hunt Chen Juzhong (Chinese, active c. 1201–1207)c. 1201–4 Conversation in Autumn Conversation in Autumn Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765)1732 Sunny Autumn Day Sunny Autumn Day George Inness (American, 1825–1894)1892 Farmer Returning Home in Autumn Farmer Returning Home in Autumn Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783)1781 Autumn Scene in the Adirondacks Autumn Scene in the Adirondacks William Hart (American, born Scotland, 1823–1894)1877 Quails and Sparrows in an Autumn Scene Quails and Sparrows in an Autumn Scene Wang Yuan (Chinese, c. 1299–after 1366)1347 Autumn in Takao Autumn in Takao Kiyohara Yukinobu (Japanese, 1643–1682)late 1600s Solitary Colors of the Autumn Woods Solitary Colors of the Autumn Woods Wang Jianzhang (Chinese, active 1621–1662)first half 1600s

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