Seal, "Be a person of leisure" (Zuo ge xian ren)
Date1888
Maker
Chinese
Label TextJade seal carved with a lioness and cub. The characters on the base (not in view) recommend leisure in one’s life.
Object number2011.4.3
ProvenanceAcquired by Chang Ch’ung-ho Frankel during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-45); Seattle Art Museum 2011
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, and Culture in Late Imperial China, Dec. 24, 2016 - May 15, 2022.Published ReferencesGao Xiang, "Si Mei Ju--Zhang Chonghe de yinzhang shoucang," Shoucangjia, no. 9, 2004, pp. 43-46, 45
Mimi Gates et al, Fragrance of the Past: Chinese calligraphy and painting by Ch'ung-ho Chang Frankel and friends, Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 2006, 22
Bai Qianshen, Zhang Chonghe Shishu huaxuan, Beijing: Sanluan shudian, 2010, p. 210Credit LineGift of Chang Ch'ung-ho and Hans Frankel from their collection
Dimensions2 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (5.4 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm)
MediumWhite hibiscus
Persian
12th to early 13th century
Object number: 38.139
Chinese
1930s
Object number: 92.78.1
Chinese
ca. 1930s
Object number: 92.78.2
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