明/清 陳洪綬 橅古圖 冊|Miscellaneous Studies
one leaf dated 1619
Medium
Album of twelve paintings; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image (each leaf): 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wan-go H. C. Weng, 2005
Accession Number
2005.112a–l
Tags
Art Historical Context
Chen Hongshou (1599–1652), one of the most inventive painters of the late Ming dynasty, created this intimate album of twelve paintings titled *Miscellaneous Studies*. Executed in ink on paper, each leaf measures just seven inches square, inviting close, personal viewing. One leaf bears the date 1619, placing the work in the artist’s early career during a period of cultural flourishing before the dynasty’s fall in 1644. Albums like this held special importance in Chinese art, functioning as portable collections that could be appreciated leaf by leaf, much like turning the pages of a book. Che...
About the Artist
Chen Hongshou · 1598–1652
Chinese, 1598–1652