現代 齊白石 加官圖 軸|Rooster and coxcomb

Qi Baishi

dated 1947 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Qi Baishi delighted in visual puns and rebuses. Here, the combination of cockscomb (jiguan 雞冠) and rooster (gongji 公雞) evokes the phrase “may you rise in rank” (guanshang jiaguan 官上加官), a wish for professional promotion. Qi inscribed the second half of this phrase as the title of the painting at top right.

Artist

Qi Baishi

Date

dated 1947

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mary M. Anderberg, in memory of Edward Anderberg, State Department Economic Analyst in China, 2008