Creative Copy of Xiang Shengmo’s “Reading beneath Autumn Trees”
In the nineteenth century, painters like Dai Xi expanded the notion of copying ancient masters to include more recent artists, such as Xiang Shengmo of the seventeenth century. Here, Dai has drastically reduced Xiang’s original painting (British Museum) to a few simple elements: a riverbank with a scholar and three intertwined trees. In this way, Dai focused on capturing the essence of Xiang’s work rather than creating an exact copy.
Artwork Details
- 清 戴熙 讀書秋樹圖 軸
- Title: Creative Copy of Xiang Shengmo’s “Reading beneath Autumn Trees”
- Artist: Dai Xi (Chinese, 1801–1860)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: mid-19th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 52 3/4 in. × 13 in. (134 × 33 cm)
Overall with mounting: 85 1/16 × 18 7/8 in. (216 × 48 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Jane DeBevoise and the Calello Family, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.549.2
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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