明 徐敬 嵗寒清白圖 軸|The Pure Whiteness of Winter

Xu Jing

dated 1441 · Hanging scroll; ink on silk · Asian Art

Flowering through snow and cold, plum blossoms are popular symbols of court beauties and of reclusion; as such, they embody romance, tears, lost loves, and the eternal return of springtime. Xu Jing entitled his painting The Pure Whiteness of Winter, partaking of a tradition of imagery in poetry and painting that goes back one thousand years.

Artist

Xu Jing

Date

dated 1441

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on silk

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1982