'Crane, magpies and a blossoming cherry tree'
(Shen Nanpin). Ink and colour on paper. Seals in red. With calligraphy. Measure motif 73x136 cm. Measure with frame 79x145 cm.
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Provenance
Property of a private Swedish Estate.
Exhibitions
Compare with a painting by the artist in the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum New York, Object Number: 1975.268.81.
More information
In 1731 the court painter Shen Quan traveled to Nagasaki at the request of the Japanese government. During his nearly two years in Japan, Shen and his students produced a large number of paintings —typified by bold ink brushwork for rocks and trees paired with meticulous application of color for birds and flowers—which served as an enduring inspiration to Japanese artists. This example combines cranes, peaches, and lingzhi fungus, all symbols of longevity or immortality, along with bamboo and China rose (yueji).
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