Copy of Dong Qichang’s Wanluan Thatched Cottage

1803

Not on view

This painting is a copy of one of the most celebrated depictions of a rustic retreat in Chinese history: Dong Qichang’s Wanluan Thatched Cottage of 1597. Dong painted his strange, off-kilter composition to commemorate his friend Chen Jiru’s newly completed mountain villa. More than two centuries later, Qian Du lovingly copied every aspect of the painting, including three inscriptions by the artist and the many inscriptions by the Qianlong emperor that cover the painting’s surface. Qian followed the original in all respects but one: the long, pliant needles of the pine trees in the foreground are rendered in Qian’s distinctive manner.

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清　錢杜　臨董其昌婉孌草堂圖　軸
Title: Copy of Dong Qichang’s Wanluan Thatched Cottage
Artist: Qian Du (Chinese, 1763–1844)
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 1803
Culture: China
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 56 1/2 × 20 1/16 in. (143.5 × 51 cm)
Overall with mounting: 91 5/16 × 26 3/16 in. (232 × 66.5 cm)
Overall with knobs: 91 5/16 × 29 1/2 in. (232 × 75 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Jane DeBevoise and the Calello Family, 2024
Object Number: 2024.549.26
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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