清/現代　齊白石　白菜冬筍圖軸|Cabbage and Bamboo Shoot

Qi Baishi

dated 1922 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Like Shitao (1642–1707) and Wu Changshi (1844–1927) before him, Qi Baishi loved to paint vegetables. He was particularly fond of plump cabbages, rendering their ruffled leaves and crisp ribs with an affection traditionally reserved for peonies or lotuses. His approach to the beauty of the commonplace struck a responsive chord with the contemporary movement in literature, which rejected the stilted classical language of the elite in favor of a simple and earthy vernacular.

Artist

Qi Baishi

Date

dated 1922

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

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