Ashmolean − Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Description

Liang Chen was probably active in the 19th century in present-day Guangdong province, as the Mr Yeyuan mentioned in the inscription here is also named on a fan-calligraphy by another Cantonese scholar Chen Li (1810-1882), now in the collection of the Palace Museum, Taipei. This painting uses the technique of mogu, to paint without outlines. The birds' feathers were coloured by the techniques of smearing and dotting. The inscription reads 'Painted at the request of the esteemed Mr. Yeyuan.'
Details

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Associated place

Asia › China (place of creation)

Date

1800

Artist/maker

Liang Chen (active c. 1800) (artist)

Associated people

Yeyuan (active 19th century) (named on object)

Material and technique

ink and colour on paper

Dimensions

mount 55.6 x 40.3 cm (height x width)
painting 23.9 x 26 cm sight size, estimated (height x width)

Material index

processed material › paper

Technique index

decorated › painted,

painted,

covered › coated › painted,

marked › painted,

drawn (image) › line drawing › brush drawing

Object type index

visual representation › painting › fan-painting,

clothing › personal accessory › fan › fan-painting,

visual representation › painting

No. of items

1

Credit line

Purchased, 1960.

Accession no.

EA1960.221
Further reading

Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 1.1 on p. 196, illus. p. 197 fig. 1.1

Location

- Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800

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