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DiaporamaBird Study with Narcissus and Rock, after Chen Hongshou
1949
76.0 x 51.0 cm
Xie Zhiliu (1910 – 1997)
Discover Xie Zhiliu’s exquisite traditional Chinese paintings & calligraphy. A Shanghai School master renowned for bird-and-flower art, museum dedicated to his legacy.
This composition after Chen Hongshou includes Chen"s inscription: "On a snowy night in the wuchen year [1628] I got drunk by the Ruoye River [near Chen"s hometown].My friend pressured me to paint, even though my ten fingers almost cracked from the cold. This is painted when I had more leisure. Hongshou painted this while intoxicated in my study." In the upper right corner is an unrelated study of a bird that appears in finished form in Doves and Bamboo, which Xie executed in 1949.
About this artwork
- Title: Bird Study with Narcissus and Rock, after Chen Hongshou
- Artist: Xie Zhiliu
- Year: 1949
- Original dimensions: 76.0 x 51.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Color hue: Green Spectrum
- Color intensity: Balanced
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