The Plum Blossom Studio in the style of Li Cheng

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Mei Chong

Title

The Plum Blossom Studio in the style of Li Cheng

Place

China (Artist's nationality:)

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1685–1695

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and light colors on paper

Inscriptions

Artist’s inscription: Release cranes, open a book, and raise a wine-cup, Plum blossom on the tree shine upon the grass hut. Ink is splashed in the room, Writing a new poem, every letter is fragrant. After the “Plum Blossom Studio” by Li Yingqiu [Li Cheng] Chong. (Eun-wha Park, 1989) Seals Maochong zhiyin; intaglio, square. Peiyi; intaglio, square. One unidentified seal. 7 collector’s seals. (Eun-wha Park, 1989)

Dimensions

180.3 × 47 cm (71 × 18 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Bertha Evans Brown Fund

Reference Number

1969.700

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