The Hermit Tao Yuanming Enjoying Chrysanthemums / Li Shida (Li Shih-ta)
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- Accession Number
- 1960/1.184
- Title
- The Hermit Tao Yuanming Enjoying Chrysanthemums
- Artist
- Li Shida (Li Shih-ta)
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1573 - 1619)
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Object Creation Date
- 1619
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Jiangsu (province)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Jiangsu (province)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Inscription of artist: 1619, Autumn; Li Shih-ta (Chi-wei chiu hsieh Li Shih-ta); Seals of artist: Li Shih-ta yin, Tung-fu; Additional inscriptions and seals: -lung emperor (r. 1736-1795): shih-ch'ü pao-chi, Ch'ien-lung yü-lan chih pao, Ch'ien lung chien-shang, San-hsi-t'ang ching-chien-hsi, I tzu-sun. Ch'en Jen-t'ao: Jen-t'ao chi yüan, Chin-k'uei shih ching chien hsi, Chin-k'uei pao ts'ang, Chen shih Jen-t'ao, wu-wang. Unidentified: (label) Ming Li Shih-ta hua T'ao Yüan-ming shang chü t'u....(illegible).
- Dimensions
- 158.91 cm x 60.17 cm (62 9/16 in. x 23 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- Inscription: Painted in the fall of 1619. Li Shida
- Two seals of the artist
- Ten collectors’ seals, including five imperial seals of the Qing dynasty
- Tao Yuanming intently watches an attendant water the chrysanthemums. His brushwork is detailed and the composition elegant.
- Subject Matter
- The poet-recluse Tao Yuanming (365–427) was legendary for his admiration of chrysanthemums and is often identified with this particular flower. In one of his “Wine-Drinking Poems” Tao writes:
- Plucking chrysanthemums by the east wattle-fence,
- Leisurely I paused to notice the hills in the south.
- Li Shida is a professional painter from Suzhou.
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- buildings and the land
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- descriptors
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- herbaceous plants
- inorganic material
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- natural landscapes
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- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by occupation
- people by state or condition
- people in literature
- people in literature and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- plants
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 565 x 1443
- File Size
- 69 KB
- Record
- 1960/1.184
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"The Hermit Tao Yuanming Enjoying Chrysanthemums; Li Shida (Li Shih-ta)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-1.184/1960_1.184.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
