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Lychees and cicadafront, painting only

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  • Lychees and cicada (front)
  • Lychees and cicada (detail)
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Lychees and cicada

  • Description

    Chen Shuren was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. He is regarded as one of the “Three Masters of the Lingnan School”. The other two are Gao Jianfu (1879-1951) and Gao Qifeng (1889-1933). The three all studied painting under Ju Lian (1828-1904) in Guangzhou and then in Japan. Ju Lian’s careful, realistic, brightly coloured style had a visible impact on his students’ works. This painting is in xieyi style, depicting lychees with a cicada. Lychees are symbolic of summer fruit, particularly in the Guangzhou area, and were a popular topic for Lingnan School artists. In this composition the main lychee is arranged at the top of the painting with a branch spreading to the left corner. The signature and inscription can be seen at the lower right. A cicada resting on a lychee sums up the summer atmosphere of summer in the south.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › China › Hong Kong (place of creation)
    Date
    1928
    Artist/maker
    Chen Shuren (1884 - 1948) (artist)
    Chen Shuren (1884 - 1948) (calligrapher)
    Cigao (active c. 1928) (dedicatee)
    Material and technique
    ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 190 x 52 cm (height x width)
    painting 54 x 37 cm (height x width)
    along roller 61 cm (length)
    rolled 6 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    drawn (image) › line drawing › brush drawing
    Object type index
    communications equipment › art/writing equipment › scroll › hanging scroll,
    visual representation › calligraphy,
    visual representation › scroll › hanging scroll,
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented in honour of the 70th birthday of Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 2002.
    Accession no.
    EA2002.72

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Location

    • currently in research collection

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