Mountain Bird, After Shen Chou / Qian Gu (Ch'ien Ku)

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Accession Number
1976/2.140
Title
Mountain Bird, After Shen Chou
Artist Nationality
Chinese
Artist Life Dates
(Suzhou, 1508 - after 1574)
Object Creation Date
1566
Style/Group/Movement
fan mounted as album leaf
Inscription
Inscription of artist: Spring of 1566. After Shen Chou's brush. Ch'ien Ku (Ping-yin ch'un-jih fang Shih-t'ien-wêng pi. Ch'ien Ku) Seal of artist: Shu-pao. Additional inscriptions and seals: Colophon by Chang Fêng-i (tsu, Po-ch'i; from Suchou, friend of Wen Cheng-ming): Ch'i-nan (Shen Chou) depicted the mountain bird, Shu-pao (Ch'ien Ku) imitated that of Ch'i-nan. Whether or not it matches Yu-meng's (skill of mimesis), it can still be treasured like an old hair pin. Chang Fêng-i. Colophon and seal of Wen Chia (1501-83, tzu, Hsiu-ch'eng, hao, Wen-shui; second son of Wen Cheng-ming): I have seen birds around lake area, they have white body and black back. They are very similar to magpies but are little bit small in size with yellow neck, long tail and tall feet. They have leisure manner and are lovable. I did not know its name, and asked he hunters. They said it is I-yu. I did not have time to check whether it is in the Book of Feather. (Wêng ching)? On the 18th day of 12th month of this year, Yün-hui accompanied me staying at the graves of my ancestors. Accidentally we saw the mountain birds gathering on the branches of pine. They were not frightened to fly away when seeing people. They had snowwhite top (head), black cheeks. Their beak and feet were dark red. Their tails were in the shape of oval and the color in blue, and the tail spread out and hanged down at the end. I-yu have the refined looking one and the ordinary one. Those which live near water are not as good as those Yün-hui asked me to depict it, so I did and inscribed this. "In the autumn of the year of 1566, I accidentally saw the painting of Mountain Bird with inscription by Shih-t'ien copied by Shu-pao, by the raining window, I leisurely copied the inscription, so that we do not forget Shih-t'ien's idea. Wen Chia." Seal: Hsiu-ch'eng.
Dimensions
17.5 cm x 53 cm (6 7/8 in. x 20 7/8 in.)
Century
16th century
Primary Keywords
birds
calligraphy
pines
trees
Secondary Keywords
animals
genres
plants
the natural world
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Record
1976/2.140
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"Mountain Bird, After Shen Chou; Qian Gu (Ch'ien Ku)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1976-sl-2.140/1976_2.140.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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