Bamboo and Orchids [Lan-chu t'u chou] / Zheng Xie (Chêng Hsieh)
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- Accession Number
- 1970/2.7
- Title
- Bamboo and Orchids [Lan-chu t'u chou]
- Artist
- Zheng Xie (Chêng Hsieh)
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1693-1765
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1740-1766
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Jiangsu (province)
- Yangzhou
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Jiangsu (province)
- Creation Place 4
- Yangzhou
- Inscription
- Inscription and 3 seals on right; 4 seals in lower left. Artist's seals, right: Shuang Chiu Shih Chih kuan left: Che-ku, Ma T'ou Chen Hsien, Yang Chou Hsing Hua jen, and Ch'ing-t'eng men Hsia nin ma Tsou. Collectors' seals: Nien Sheng Shen-ting, Nien-sheng Lou Shou-ts'ang shu-hua chi Inscription: Tz'u lan tz'u chu fei chen-wu pu k'ao ch'ing-shan ch'üeh k'ao shui, These orchids and this bamboo are not of this world, if they did not grow on the lofty Green Mountain, where else could they grow? Pan-ch'iao tao-jen Cheng Hsieh hua ping t'i, Inscribed and painted by the Taoist Pan-ch'iao Cheng Hsien
- Dimensions
- 181.93 cm x 47.9 cm (71 5/8 in. x 18 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- bird and flower
- Physical Description
- A white hanging scroll with black ink. The plant that is the focal point of the painting takes up the middle, while an inscription runs along the right side. Stamps are seen on the bottom of both the right and left side of the painting.
- Subject Matter
- A bamboo and orchid plant together in the center of the painting. A small shoot of bamboo is also depicted on the left side of the painting. The inscription on the right speaks of the artist's desire to leave his position as an official and withdraw from the corrupt world, and instead emulate the orchid and bamboo.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 805 x 1473
- File Size
- 74 KB
- Record
- 1970/2.7
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"Bamboo and Orchids [Lan-chu t'u chou]; Zheng Xie (Chêng Hsieh)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1970-sl-2.7/1970_2.7.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.