Autumn Harvest
This fan painted during the war years reflects the poignancy that traditional subjects, such as flowers, butterflies and vegetables, acquire in times of distress. Ch'ien's inscription reads:
The field and garden have gone
uncultivated since the war.
Where can we find enough food for this
year of famine?
I often think of the late autumns in the
peaceful past.
The fragrant bean and luscious fruit were
cheap.
Ch'ien Sung-yen succeeded Fu Pao-shih as director of the Nanking Painting Academy.
The field and garden have gone
uncultivated since the war.
Where can we find enough food for this
year of famine?
I often think of the late autumns in the
peaceful past.
The fragrant bean and luscious fruit were
cheap.
Ch'ien Sung-yen succeeded Fu Pao-shih as director of the Nanking Painting Academy.
Artwork Details
- 近代 錢松嵒 秋實圖 扇面
- Title: Autumn Harvest
- Artist: Qian Songyan (Chinese, 1897–1985)
- Date: dated 1947
- Culture: China
- Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
- Dimensions: 7 x 20 1/8 in. (17.8 x 51.1 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.339
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Qian Songyan
1929
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Stele: Song dynasty (960–1279), 960–68; rubbing: 20th century
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