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Poems on Plum Blossoms

Label TextIn comparison to the plum blossom painted by Yang Hui, Chen Jiru's classic rendering is deceptively simpler, with restrained variation in tonality and brushstrokes. The artist appears to have reserved his creative energy for the poem, which is written spiritedly, in light and fluid calligraphy.

Object number97.82

ProvenanceNan-p’ing Wong

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)

Credit LineThe Asian Art Council, Bonnie and Gaither Kodis, Robert M. Arnold, Jane and David Davis, William H. Gates, Lyn and Gerald Grinstein, Janet Ketcham, C. Calvert Knudsen, Gaye and Jim Pigott, Vinton H. and Amelia J. Sommerville, Susan H. and William P. Vititoe, and Virginia and Bagley Wright

DimensionsOverall: 30.6 x 790.5 cm Image: (1) Front inscription paper (blank): 24.3 cm (h) x 104.3 cm (w); (2) Painting proper: 23.9 cm (h) x 285.1 cm (w); (3) Colophon paper (calligraphy): 28.8 cm (h) x 24.6 cm(w); (4) Colophon paper (blank): 28.1 cm (h) x 261.1 cm (w)

MediumHandscroll; ink on paper