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DiaporamaCockatoo
Literati Painting
1721
94.0 x 44.0 cm
chen shuren (? – ?)
Explore Chen Shuren's captivating ink paintings & vibrant landscapes! A Lingnan School master known for 'Spring in Lingnan,' his art blends tradition & innovation.
Born into a gentry family in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, Chen Shu was one of the few women in premodern China to earn a reputation as a painter. Most of Chen"s extant works are landscape paintings in the literati manner, but she also created flower and bird images such as this one, which follows the more meticulous descriptive style practiced by Song and Ming dynasty court artists. In 1721 Chen"s son, Qian Chenqun (1686–1774), earned his jinshi (presented scholar) degree and received an appointment to the Hanlin Academy in the capital. He subsequently brought his mother, already a widow for three years, to Beijing, where this work was painted.
About this artwork
- Title: Cockatoo
- Artist: chen shuren
- Year: 1721
- Original dimensions: 94.0 x 44.0 cm
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Movement: Literati Painting
- Creative period: Late Medieval
- Keywords: “traditional chinese art” , hand-painted artwork” , “ink and watercolor”
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