Object Title | Rabbit and Plum Tree |
Object Number | C88 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Creator | Huang Jucai |
Period | Song Dynasty | Northern Song Dynasty |
Date Made | Song Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk | Pigment |
Technique | Painted |
Iconography | Rabbit | Plum Tree |
Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
Description | Rabbit and plum tree, artist unknown. Attributed to Huang Jucai, 黄居寀 (Huang Chu-ts'ai). Song Dynasty (960-1280 CE). Color painting on silk. Huang Jucai, of the Northern Song Dynasty, was a son of the noted artist, Huang Quan, 黄筌 (Huang Ch'uan). In painting birds, flowers and bamboos, he surpassed his father. This painting shows a white rabbit under a plum tree in full blossom. On the tree are the roosting birds seeking their comfort in the cold. Seven seals. Imitation of Cui Bai, 崔白 (Ts'ui Pai) painting: "Magpies and Hare", now in the National Palace Museum, Taipei. |
Height | 142 cm |
Width | 58 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1915 |
Other Number | Getz 33 - Other Number |
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