Paintings after Ancient Masters: Portrait of Tao Yuanming 老蓮橅古: 菊花
Chen Hongshou 陳洪綬 1598–1652
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- Artiste
- Chen Hongshou
- Nom en chinois
- 陳洪綬
- Date
- 1598–1652
- Période
- Chine, dynastie des Ming (1368–1644)
- Format
- Feuille d’album (冊頁)
- Technique
- Album leaf; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- Overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 1979.27.1.5
- Provenance
- John L. Severance Fund
Ce qu'en dit le musée
Poet Tao Yuanming (365–427 CE) turned down a career as an official in politically turbulent times to return to his home estate, northwest of Mount Lu, to write poetry and enjoy his garden and wine. Having an ailing foot, he was carried in a basket or walked with a staff. As he grew chrysanthemums, Tao is associated with this flower. The artist Chen Hongshou, active in Zhejiang province, suffered through the violent transition from the Ming to the Qing dynasty around 1644. By portraying the poet who lived a millennium earlier during similarly fraught times, Chen intentionally chose an archaistic style.
Notice de The Cleveland Museum of Art, fiche de l'œuvre.
Le saviez-vous ?
Chen Hongshou made this double-album with twenty paintings for a friend, Lin Zhongqing.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Inscriptions et sceaux
老蓮. [印] 洪綬
Artist's signature and seal: Laolian. [seal] Hongshou
Transcription et traduction : The Cleveland Museum of Art