Eagle on a Tree Trunk
1755
Huang Shen
Huang Shen (Chinese, 1687–1772)
Chinese Art
Eagle on a Tree Trunk, 1755. Huang Shen (Chinese, 1687–1772). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; image: 123.3 x 45 cm (48 9/16 x 17 11/16 in.); overall with knobs: 213 x 67.3 cm (83 7/8 x 26 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1977.31 With its wings partially lifted and sharp beak open in expectation, the eagle seems intent on some unseen prey below.
- Maker/Artist
- Huang Shen
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 123.3 x 45 cm (48 9/16 x 17 11/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 213 x 67.3 cm (83 7/8 x 26 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 乾隆乙亥年燈節前二日癭瓢子慎写。 [印]黃慎; 恭壽。 Translation: Artist's inscription, signature, and 2 seals: Two days before the Lantern Festival in the yihai year of Qianlong [1755], drawn by Yingpiaozi, Shen. [seals] Huang Shen; Gongshou.
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1977.31
- Credit Line
- Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1977, Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c, <em>Chiao-yü-pu</em>. [Jiao yu bu di er ci quan guo mei shu zhan lan hui zhuan ji 敎育部第二次全國美術展覽會專集= A special collection of the second National Exhibition of Chinese Art under the auspices of the Ministry of Education]. Nanking Art Gallery, Nanjing, China (April 1-23, 1937)., <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 119)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 16-July 13, 2004)., <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 242)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 28, 2014-January 7, 2015).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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