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明 陳淳 暑園圖 軸|Summer Garden
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明 陳淳 暑園圖 軸|Summer Garden

ca. 1530

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Image: 126 1/8 x 39 1/4 in. (320.4 x 99.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 171 x 48 3/8 in. (434.3 x 122.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 171 x 52 7/8 in. (434.3 x 134.3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1986

Classification

Paintings

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.