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Album of painting and calligraphy for Maoshu

1666–80
On View Gallery
This album consists of painting and calligraphy made for Sun Zhiru, a scholar-official from Suzhou who went by the nickname Maoshu. Sun was one of the last people to receive an imperial degree under the Ming dynasty; one year after he passed the examinations, in 1643, the Ming fell. Refusing to serve the newly established Qing, he retired to Suzhou and supported himself as a teacher. Sun must have maintained relationships with key Nanjing figures, as several of the city’s leading painters are represented in the album.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清 諸家 為茂叔作書畫 冊
  • Title: Album of painting and calligraphy for Maoshu
  • Artist: Various artists , Chinese,17th century
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: 1666–80
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Album of fourteen paintings and facing pages of calligraphy; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image (each leaf, various image sizes): 13 3/4 × 11 1/8 in. (34.9 × 28.3 cm)
    Each double leaf: 13 3/4 × 22 1/4 in. (34.9 × 56.5 cm)
    Album: 13 3/4 × 11 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (34.9 × 28.3 × 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Julia and John Curtis, 2015
  • Object Number: 2015.784.7
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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