Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 7

early 1650s

Fan Qi

Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616-aft 1694)

Chinese Art

Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 7, early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616-aft 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1975.22.7 The cricket stands on the yellowing leaf of a ripening rice plant.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Fan Qi
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: album leaf, ink and color on silk
Medium: album, leaf, ink, color, silk
Dimensions: Image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); Overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Artist seal: Fan Qi 樊圻. Poem by Han Tan 韓菼 (1637–1704): Thoughts of autumn in the nuptial chamber with the new chill arising,/ The white frost all pervasive with a bright moon shining./ Outside the window, a crisp wind conveys the sound of crickets./ Within this quiet dream, I seem to sense the fragrance of orchids. Remark: Folk superstition holds that dreaming of orchids foretells the birth of a son.
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1975.22.7
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1975, <em>Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting</em>. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (November 7, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 10-March 29, 1981); Tokyo National Museum (October 4-November 17, 1982)., <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 242)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 7-July 7, 2015).
Rights Statement: CC0