元 柯九思 臨文同墨竹圖 軸|Bamboo copied after Wen Tong
dated 1343
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions
Image: 42 3/8 x 18 3/4 in. (107.6 x 47.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 98 1/2 x 26 5/8 in. (250.2 x 67.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 98 1/2 x 30 in. (250.2 x 76.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of Oscar L. Tang Family, 2006
Accession Number
2006.571
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite hanging scroll, *Bamboo Copied Wen Tong*, was created by the Yuan dynasty artist Ke Jiusi 1343. Rendered in ink on silk, it measures an impressive 42⅜ × 18¾ inches, designed for display in traditional Chinese interiors where such scrolls could be unrolled to reveal their beauty. Ke Jiusi, a master calligrapher and painter active during the Mongol-ruled Yuan period (1271–1368), specialized in bamboo, often faithfully copying revered Song dynasty predecessors like Wen Tong (1019–1079), the pioneer of ink bamboo painting. Wen Tong's style emphasized the bamboo's slender stalks, de...