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Miscellaneous subjects
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Artist
Chen Zi
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Year
Not dated
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Media
Album of 8 leaves, ink on paper (leaf no. 4)
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Dimensions
Each 16 x 33.5 cm
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Museum No.
CL2018.0169
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Artist Bio
Chen Zi (1634 – 1711) was the fourth son of Chen Hongshou. A master of calligraphy and painting also proficient in poetry. Following the fall of the Ming dynasty, he chose not to pursue an official career. Chen’s painting style was influenced by that of his father. Apart from figurative painting, the younger Chen was also adept in all other subjects, including flowers, birds, plants, insects and landscape. Compared to his father Chen Hongshou, who was an iconic figure in the transformed painting movement of the late Ming dynasty, Chen Zi’s works are more subtle and restrained. Chen Hongshou’s paintings were true to family tradition and have had significant influence on future generations.
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Description
This album comprises paintings of many different subjects. The overall artistic style is aloof and restrained. The tortuous trees and rocks convey a primitive charm. Lines are rigid like iron wire. A dry brush to create fluffiness lightly evokes animal fur. Human figures have exaggerated faces and individual expressions. As this album is known to have been part of the private collection of Guangdong collector Ye Menglong, it would have been circulating in Guangdong since the mid-Qing dynasty.
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—Chih Lo Lou Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art
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