清 錢維城 景數四氣，冬景圖 冊|Winter Landscapes and Flowers

Qian Weicheng

Date unknown · Album of twelve paintings; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Qian Weicheng was one of the foremost Orthodox School landscapists and flower painters of the eighteenth century. Enjoying a brilliant official career, Qian rose to the rank of vice-president of the Board of Works. At the same time, the Qianlong emperor considered him to be one of the outstanding painters of the age. In over twenty years' service at court, Qian Weicheng produced more than 275 paintings for the emperor. Even after Qian's death in 1772, the emperor continued, as on this album, to add appreciative inscriptions. This album originally formed part of a four-volume set depicting scenery and flowers of the four seasons. Representing the varied faces of winter, the twelve paintings in the album alternate between the soft grays and muted colors of wintry landscapes and the intense colors of seasonal flowers.

Artist

Qian Weicheng

Date

Date unknown

Medium

Album of twelve paintings; ink and color on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1988