Plantain Lily
The strong interplay of color and ink, decorative appeal and calligraphy updates the tradition of flower painting that had evolved in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Chen's freer brushwork and bright color mark a direction that Chinese painting would take in the succeeding decades, and his influential position as a teacher and mentor served to carve out that path.
Artwork Details
- 清/現代 陳衡恪 玉簪花圖 冊頁
- Title: Plantain Lily
- Artist: Chen Hengke (Chinese, 1876–1923)
- Date: early 20th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 11 x 17 1/4 in. (27.9 x 43.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.108
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Chen Hengke
likely 1923
Chen Hengke
early 20th century
Chen Hengke
dated 1920
Chen Hengke
early 20th century
Chen Hengke
dated 1920
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