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Rooster and coxcomb

Qi Baishi Chinese
dated 1947
Not on view
Qi Baishi delighted in visual puns and rebuses. Here, the combination of cockscomb (jiguan 雞冠) and rooster (gongji 公雞) evokes the phrase “may you rise in rank” (guanshang jiaguan 官上加官), a wish for professional promotion. Qi inscribed the second half of this phrase as the title of the painting at top right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 現代 齊白石 加官圖 軸
  • Title: Rooster and coxcomb
  • Artist: Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957)
  • Period: Republic period (1912–49)
  • Date: dated 1947
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 41 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (105.4 x 47 cm)
    Overall: 64 x 23 1/4 in. (162.6 x 59.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mary M. Anderberg, in memory of Edward Anderberg, State Department Economic Analyst in China, 2008
  • Object Number: 2008.188.1
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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