明/清 陳洪綬、陳字 雜畫 冊|Figures, flowers, and landscapes
one leaf dated 1627
Medium
Album of eleven leaves; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 8 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (22.2 x 21.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wan-go H. C. Weng, 1999
Accession Number
1999.521a–k
Tags
Art Historical Context
Chen Hongshou (1598–1652), also known by his style name Chen Zi, was a and eccentric painter of China's late Ming dynasty, renowned for reviving archaic styles from the Song and Yuan periods while infusing them with his quirky, expressive touch. This *Album of Miscellaneous Paintings* (雜畫冊), featuring figures, flowers, landscapes, and birds across eleven delicate silk leaves, bears a date of 1627 on one leaf placing it firmly in the cultural milieu of the Ming era (1368–1644), though it spans into the early Qing (1644–1911). Gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1999 by Mr. and Mrs. Wan-...
About the Artist
Chen Hongshou|Chen Zi · 1598–1652
Chinese, 1598–1652