Rock, Tiger Lily and Orchid
Zhao Wenchu (born Wen Shu) was a fourth-generation descendant of the Suzhou luminary Wen Zhengming. Like most members of the family—men and women—she received a first-rate classical education. Many women painters of the Ming dynasty focused on floral themes; for some, this may have been a preference, but others were likely guided toward this genre because of the association of women with gardens and blossoms. A lack of refinement in the brushwork of this example suggests that it may be by one of the many later painters who produced works in Zhao’s style.
Artwork Details
- 明 佚名 仿趙文俶 萱石圖 軸
- Title: Rock, Tiger Lily and Orchid
- Artist: Unidentified artist
- Artist: After Zhao Wenchu (Chinese, 1595–1654)
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Date: dated 1627
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 49 13/16 x 20 3/16 in. (126.5 x 51.3 cm)
Overall: 98 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (250.2 x 67.3 cm)
Overall with knobs: 98 1/2 x 30 in. (250.2 x 76.2 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
- Object Number: 1989.363.125
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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