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Autumn Mountains 秋山圖
Inscriptions
Exterior Label (玉池) by Luo Zhenyu 羅振玉. Frontispiece (引首) by Xu Lin 徐霖 :Autumn Mountains (秋山), Signature:䫇仙. Seals: 徐氏子仁,麓雲樓書畫記,蓉峰之印,劉氏寒碧莊印. Inscription on Painting: 秋山圖為子仰作, 徵明. Seals:文徵明印,停雲生. Collectors' Seals: 蓉峰鑑賞, □□鑑定, 吴邑刘恕审定, □□□□, 劉氏寒碧莊印,惕庵所得名蹟,蓉峰審定,廷俞珍藏,王遂菴曾觀, 向叔平生長物,何長庚鑑賞書畫之章
Provenance
Liu Shu 劉恕 (1759–1816). Wang Zuxi 王祖錫 (1858–1908). Luo Zhenyu (1866–1940).Ching Tsai Loo (C.T. Loo, 1880‒1957), Paris and New York; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, Jul. 8, 1948.
Exhibition history
Kuo, Jason C.. Word as Image: The Art of Chinese Engraving. Exh. Cat. : China House Gallery Chica Institute in America. New York City, 1992, Pl. 5 (No. 54). Edwards. Richard. The Art of Wen Cheng-ming(1470-1559). Exh. Cat.:The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1976), cat.XIV. Ming-Ch’ing Dynasties A.D. 1368-1644, 1644-1912. Exh. Cat. : The Art Institute of Chicago, no pagination. Dubosc, Jean-Pierre. Mostra d’arte cinese: Sttimo centenario d Marco Polo [Exhibition of Chinese art: 700 anniverary of Mardo Polo]. Exh. Cat.: Palazzo Ducale. Venice, 1954, cat, no. 808. The Art Institute of Chicago : Ming (1368-1644) Ching (1644-1921) dynasties Exhibition 1964
Publications
Jason C. Kuo, Word as Image: The Art of Chinese Seal Engraving [Exh. Cat.] (New York: China Institute, 1992), pl. 5, no. 54. Louise Yuhas, “Lu Chih and the Literati Tradition: Paintings in the Style of Ni Tsan.” Ars Orientalis, vol. 13 (1982), p. 32-33, fig.6. Richard Edwards, The art of Wen Cheng-ming, 1470-1559 [Exh. Cat.] (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1976), no. 14. Jack Sewell, Ming-Ch’ing Dynasties [Exh. cat.[ (AIC,1964), p. (10) Alberto Giugannio, La Pittura cinese. (Rome, 1959), vol. II, p. 327. Osvald Sirén, Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles. 7 vols. (New York: Ronald Press, 1956-58), vol. VII, Annotated Lists, p. 263. Jean-Pierre Dubosc, Mostra d’arte cinese: Settimo centenario d Marco Polo, (Exhibition of Chinese art: 700th anniversary of Marco Polo). (Venice, Palazzo Ducale, 1954), no. 808.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (Chinese, 1470-1559)
- Date
- Ming dynasty (1368–1644), early 16th century 明朝
- Medium
- Handscroll; ink on gold-flecked paper
- Dimensions
- 32 × 489 cm (12 9/16 × 192 1/2 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- handscroll
- Style
- Chinese (culture or style)
- Place
- China
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Credit line
- Kate S. Buckingham Endowment Fund
- Accession no.
- 1948.103
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