Pines in Landscape

1627

Chinese, 1570-1641

The double pine is an age-old theme of moral rectitude and loyalty, which is echoed by the rock that alludes to enduring virtue. The trees' bare branches symbolize hardship and accumulated experiences, whereas the fresh pine needles depict vitality. Painted in the year of his promotion to the Imperial Cabinet, this work represented Zhang's aspiration.

Ink on satin

Overall: 108 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (275.6 x 74.9 cm)

Image: 80 3/8 x 22 9/16in. (204.2 x 57.3cm)

Partial gift of an anonymous donor and purchased with funds from the Sarah Ferris Fuller Fund

92.1

Provenance: Kaikodo

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Terratopia: The Chinese Landscape in Painting and Film," (07/02/2016-02/26/2017)

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

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Art Museums, "Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Chinese Scholars' Rocks", Seattle Art Museum, 9/5-11/16/97 (09/05/1997 - 11/16/1997)

Published References"Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 1992," in the Archives of Asian Art, Vol. 46 (1993), p. 108-120, illus no. 45.

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