清/現代　陳衡恪　水仙幽蘭圖　摺扇|Narcissus and Orchid

Chen Hengke

dated 1920 · Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper · Asian Art

Chen Hengke's studies in Japan gave him the distance from his own tradition that only the modern period could provide, and from this vantage he reaffirmed a belief in the enduring vitality of Chinese calligraphy and painting. His composition of fragrant flowers recalls the generations of painters from Wu Changshi back through Li Futang (act. ca. 1711–62), Hua Yen (1682–ca. 1765) and Chen Chun (1483–1544), who preceded him. His inscription touches gently upon the theme of China's beloved rivers, the Xiao and Xiang and the river Luo.

Artist

Chen Hengke

Date

dated 1920

Medium

Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986