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Cabbage and Bamboo Shoot

Qi Baishi Chinese
dated 1922
Not on view
Like Shitao (1642–1707) and Wu Changshi (1844–1927) before him, Qi Baishi loved to paint vegetables. He was particularly fond of plump cabbages, rendering their ruffled leaves and crisp ribs with an affection traditionally reserved for peonies or lotuses. His approach to the beauty of the commonplace struck a responsive chord with the contemporary movement in literature, which rejected the stilted classical language of the elite in favor of a simple and earthy vernacular.

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Object Information
  • 清/現代　齊白石　白菜冬筍圖軸
  • Title: Cabbage and Bamboo Shoot
  • Artist: Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957)
  • Date: dated 1922
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 17 1/16 x 13 in. (43.3 x 33 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.267.210
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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