Paintings after Ancient Masters: Volume 1

1598–1652

Chen Hongshou

Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)

Chinese Art

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Volume 1, 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album with eleven leaves; ink or ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.); overall: 30.2 x 53.4 cm (11 7/8 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1979.27.1

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Chen Hongshou
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Album with eleven leaves; ink or ink and color on silk
Medium: album, leaves, ink, color, silk
Dimensions: Overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.); Overall: 30.2 x 53.4 cm (11 7/8 x 21 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Artist's titles, signatures, and 21 seals: A. Scholars in a Garden. Hongshou painted for old Chung. [seal] Chang-hou. B. Laozi Riding an Ox. Hongshou respectfully painted. [seal] Ch'en yin Hongshou. C. Narcissus and Bare Trees. The Taoist Chung-ch'ing entrusted Lao-lien to paint [this]. [seal] Chang-hou. D. Autumn Landscape. Lao-lien painted this for Lao-ts'ang. [seal] Chang-hou. E. Portrait of Tao Yuanming. Lao-lien [seal] Hongshou. F. Lotus and Rocks. Hung-shou painted after the style of Ts'ui Po and presented it to the Buddhist disciple Lin Chung-ch'ing. [seal] Chang-hou. G. Daoist and Crane in Autumn Landscape. The old man Fu-ch'ih painted for the Daoist Chung-ch'ing. [seal] Chang-hou. H. Portrait of Chung-ch'ing in a Landscape. Lao-lien painted for Chung-ch'ing. [2 seals] Chang-hou; Ch'en yin Hung-shou. I. Chrysanthemum and Rock. Hongshou [seal] Hongshou. J. Landscape in the Style of Ni Zan. Lao-lien [seal] Chang-hou. L. Mr. Five Willows (Wu-liu), Tao Yuanming. Mr. Five Willows Chung-ch'ing entrusted Hongshou to paint [this]. [seal] Chang-hou. M. A Lohan [after Kuan-hsui]. Buddhist disciple Chen Hongshou respectfully painted. [2 seals] Chun-t'i ti-tzu; Chang-hou. N. A Bird and Peach-Blossom Branch. Hui-lun-shang painted after Tao-chun [Emperor Huizong] and presented it to Ts'ang-fu chu-chih. [seal] Chen yin Hongshou. O. Travellers in an Autumn Landscape. Hongshou [seal] Chang-hou. P. A Lady. Hongshou [seal] Hongshou . Q. Chrysanthemum. Hongshou painted in imitation of the Northern Song style for Daoist friend, Ts'ang-fu. [seal] Chang-hou. R. Scholar Reading in a Thatched Hut by a Waterfall. Chung-ch'ing entrusted Hongshou to paint. [seal] Chang-hou. S. Scholar with Staff and Brush. Hongshou [seal] Chang-hou. T. An Ancient Tree. Hongshou [seal] Chang-hou. U. Rock, Old Tree, and Bamboo. Hongshou [seal] Hongshou. Inscription: 2 colophons (leaves K and V) and 34 additional seals: 24 seals of Lin Chung-ch'ing (Lin Ts'ang-fu or Lin T'ing-tung, friend of Chen Hongshou, for whom the album was painted); 2 colophons, dated 1893 and 1899, and 5 seals of Weng Tonghe 翁同龢 (1830-1904); 2 seals of Weng Tongjue 翁同爵 (older brother of Weng Tonghe; 1814-1877); 2 seals of Weng Wan-go 翁萬戈 (1918-2020); 1 unidentified.
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1979.27.1
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting, Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art, Five centuries of Chinese painting: Ming & Ch'ing dynasties. Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX (June 27–August 8, 1954)., 1000 Jahre Chinesische Malerei. Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany (October 16-December 13, 1959)., Chinese Art: An Exhibition of Paintings, Jades, Bronzes and Ceramics: Being a Contribution Made by Smith College Museum of Art to the College Interim Session, 1962. Northampton, MA (1962). (leaves A-J), Fantastics and Eccentrics. Asia House Gallery, New York, NY, (March 23-May 28, 1967); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA (June 20-August 13, 1967); and M. H. De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA (September 15-November 5, 1967).
Rights Statement: CC0