現代 齊白石 老梅圖 軸|Old plum

Qi Baishi

20th century · Hanging scroll; ink on paper · Asian Art

Plum blossoms have served painters as emblems of regeneration since the Song period. Qi Baishi loved to paint them in several styles, including the bright colors favored by Wu Changshuo. Here however, Qi depicts the plum tree, its upward trunk and hanging branches in calligraphic strokes of somber ink. Trailing down the page like branches are lines of verse in which Qi expresses the sentiment of a great old tree: Even when its branches droop with age, It wishes not to be looked down upon.

Artist

Qi Baishi

Date

20th century

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

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