Flower and Rock
Zeng Xi says in his inscription that this painting was inspired by Li Shan (Li Futang, 1686–after 1760). One has only to look at the painting by Ren Xiong at the beginning of this exhibition, also said to be done in the style of Li Shan, to recognize that style is in the brush of the beholder.
Zeng's intense frenzy of brushwork wonderfully conveys the earth's force stored in the old rock.
Zeng's intense frenzy of brushwork wonderfully conveys the earth's force stored in the old rock.
Artwork Details
- 清/現代 曾熙 奇花異石圖 軸
- Title: Flower and Rock
- Artist: Zeng Xi (Chinese, 1861–1930)
- Date: dated June 16, 1924
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 40 3/4 × 20 1/2 in. (103.5 × 52.1 cm)
Overall with mounting: 76 1/2 × 25 3/8 in. (194.3 × 64.5 cm)
Overall with knobs: 76 1/2 × 29 1/4 in. (194.3 × 74.3 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.130
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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