Partial copy of Su Shi’s Record of a Night Excursion to the Chengtian Temple (Ji Chengtian si yeyou); Painting after Bada Shanren’s Grapes
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.When it came to providing Wen Fong with models for painting, Li Jian tended to focus on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century artists who painted in loose, splashy styles. The bottom fan follows Bada Shanren, an early Qing-dynasty painter who was particularly beloved during the Republic period for his proto-modern, nearly abstract renditions of birds, flowers, and landscapes.
Artwork Details
- 現代 李健 行楷書節臨蘇軾記承天寺夜遊，仿八大山人墨葡萄圖 扇頁二幅
- Title: Partial copy of Su Shi’s Record of a Night Excursion to the Chengtian Temple (Ji Chengtian si yeyou); Painting after Bada Shanren’s Grapes
- Artist: Li Jian (1881/1882–1956)
- Date: Undated, 1940s
- Culture: China
- Medium: Two folding fans mounted on an album leaf; ink on paper and ink and light color on paper
- Dimensions: Overall with mounting (closed): 13 3/8 × 25 1/4 in. (34 × 64.1 cm)
Overall with mounting (open): 26 11/16 × 25 1/4 in. (67.8 × 64.1 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Lent by Constance and Wen Fong Collection
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art