Grapes

Maker Chen Hongshou (1768–1822)

Datelate 18th-early 19th century

MediumHanging scroll: ink on paper

Dimensions50 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (128.3 x 29.8 cm)

CultureChina

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineAcquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund

Terms

Paintings
Scroll
Hanging scroll: ink
Ink
Fruit
Grapes
Inscriptions
Leaves
Religion
Symbols
Vines
Paper
Chinese

Object number79.009.001

Label CopyChen Hongshou was an accomplished painter, calligrapher and seal carver who served as magistrate of Yixing in the early nineteenth century. His interest in the famous stoneware ceramics of that city led him to commission teapots after his own designs, following in the tradition of collaboration between intellectuals and Yixing potters that occurred during the Ming dynasty. The subject of grapevines is particularly suited to demonstrating the strength and deftness of Chen's brushwork. In the literati tradition, he practiced his art as a leisure-time activity.

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