近代 陳衡恪 水仙蘭花 扇面Narcissus and Orchid
dated 1920 · Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
Dimensions : 7 7/8 x 21 2/3 in. (20.0 x 55.0 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Chen Hengkes studies in Japan gave him the distance from his own tradition that only the modern period could provide, and from this vantage he reaffirmed a belief in the enduring vitality of Chinese calligraphy and painting. His composition of fragrant flowers recalls the generations of painters from Wu Changshi back through Li Futang (act. ca. 1711–62), Hua Yen (1682–ca. 1765) and Chen Chun (1483–1544), who preceded him. His inscription touches gently upon the theme of Chinas beloved rivers, the Xiao and Xiang and the river Luo.
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近代 陳衡恪 水仙蘭花 扇面Narcissus and Orchid (dated 1920) by Chen Hengke, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Chen Hengke
Chen Shizeng (Chinese: 陈师曾; Wade–Giles: Ch’en Shih-tseng; born March 2, 1876, Fenghuang, Hunan, died September 12, 1923, Nanjing, Jiangsu), original name Chen Hengke, courtesy name Shizeng, art name Xiudaoren Xiuzhe, was a Chinese painter and critic, painter, and educator of early 20th-century China.
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