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明 陳淳 行草重九詩 扇|Poem on the Double Ninth festival
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明 陳淳 行草重九詩 扇|Poem on the Double Ninth festival

16th century

Medium

Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper

Dimensions

Image: 6 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (17.1 x 51.4 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913

Classification

Calligraphy

Department

Asian Art

Culture

China

Period

Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Rights

Public Domain

About Chen Chun

1483–1544Ming dynasty

Chen Chun (1483-1544), was born in Changzhou (Current Suzhou City of Jiangsu Province). He had a courtesy name, Daofu, which became more well known than his formal first name, Chun. He later changed his courtesy name to Fufu, and created a pseudonym as Baiyang Hermit. He studied with Wen Zhengming, one of the most reputable artists in the Ming Dynasty. Chen specialized in flower paintings and skilled in the utilization of ink. His painting has simple structures but contains ample artistic conceptions. He was also admired as the great teacher of Freehand Brushwork Ink painters by later generations.

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