Flower and Insect
Chen Zhifo spent six years studying arts and crafts in Japan. After the age of thirty-five, he concentrated on traditional Chinese "meticulous brush" paintings like the one shown here. It is confined to a narrow range of delicate colors and retains a Japanese sensitivity to silhouette and the beauty of a particular moment. The inscription reads:
There is morning frost on the autumn garden.
The yellow flower exudes a delicate fragrance.
[Trans. Ellsworth et al, Later Chinese Painting]
There is morning frost on the autumn garden.
The yellow flower exudes a delicate fragrance.
[Trans. Ellsworth et al, Later Chinese Painting]
Artwork Details
- 近代 陳之佛 草蟲花卉 軸
- Title: Flower and Insect
- Artist: Chen Zhifo (Chinese, 1896–1962)
- Date: 20th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on alum paper
- Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (32.4 x 34 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.263
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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