id:			149619
accession number:	1979.27.2.14
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1979.27.2.14
updated:		2025-04-23 11:06:22.662000

Paintings after Ancient Masters: A Bird and Peach-Blossom Branch, 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.27.2.14

title:				Paintings after Ancient Masters: A Bird and Peach-Blossom Branch
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creation date:			1598–1652
creation date earliest:		1598
creation date latest:		1652
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
technique:	album leaf, ink and color on silk
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Album leaf
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Hui-lun-shang painted after Tao-chün [Emperor Hui-tsung] and presented it to Ts'ang-fu chü-chih. [Seal] Ch'en yin Hung-shou
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting
	opening date:   1981-02-11T05:00:00
	<i>Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting</i>. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (November 7, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 11-March 29, 1981); Tokyo National Museum (October 4-November 17, 1982); The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (December 3, 1982-February 28, 1983).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, February 11 - March 29, 1981: "Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting," cat. no. 207 pp. 268-272, repr. p. 270, figure 207N', 'opening_date': '1981-02-11T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Also to: Kansas City, MO, The Nelson-Atkins Museum, 11/5/80 - 1/4/81', 'opening_date': '1980-11-05T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'And to: Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo National Museum, 10/4/82 - 11/17/82 as "Chinese Painting from the Two Distinguished American Museums"', 'opening_date': '1982-10-04T00:00:00'}

* {'description': "Approved: Trustees' Minutes 12/18/80", 'opening_date': '1980-12-18T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 122); March 4, 2003 - July 23, 2003.', 'opening_date': '2003-03-04T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Weng Tonghe 翁同龢 [1830–1904], by descent to  Wango H. C. Weng
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	(Wango H. C. Weng 翁萬戈 [1918–2020], Lyme, NH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1979
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1979–
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