Boating on a River in Autumn / Chen Huan (Ch'en Huan)

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Accession Number
1976/1.224
Title
Boating on a River in Autumn
Artist Nationality
Chinese
Artist Life Dates
early 17th century
Object Creation Date
1596
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
China (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
China (nation)
Inscription
Inscription of artist: 1596, Spring. After Shen Chou's brush. Presented to the venerable Wen-wêng for enjoyment and criticism. Ch'en Huan. (Pin-shen ch'un-jih fang Shih-t'ien lao-jen pi. Wen-wêng lao-hsien-sheng ts'an-cheng. Ch'en Huan.) Seal of artist: Tzu-wen. Additional inscriptions and seals: Chang Chin-fang (chin-shih in 1765 or in 1789): Yao-fang chien-shang. Unidentified: Huai-hsin-chai chen-ts'ang-yin. Unidentified label (20th century ?): "Boating on the Autumn River," a genuine work by the Ming artist. Ch'en Huan. Painted in 1596. Formerly in the collection of Chang Chin-fang of the Ch'ing Dynasty.
Dimensions
22.2 cm x 31.1 cm (8 3/4 in. x 12 1/4 in.)
Century
16th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
album leaf
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
landscape
Physical Description
A lone boatman appears from behing the rocks, looking forward. Above him and slightl foregrounded arches a tree, and behind him lay a series of trees and rocks. Black dots are used to accent the rocks, and repeating patterns indicate leaves on trees. Red seals are in the lower left and lower right corners, and a third is at the end of the block of calligraphic text at top right.
Subject Matter
As the artist states in his inscription, in this work he is emulating the late fifteenth–early sixteenth century Wu School master Shen Zhou (1427–1509), who named his studio “Stone Field.” The dark ink dots and brushstrokes of the rocks and trees, and the calligraphy of the inscription, are strikingly similar to Shen Zhou’s style.
Inscription: In the spring of 1596, painted in the style of Old Man Stone Field, and presented to the venerable Mr. Wen for his enjoyment and comment. Chen Huan Two collectors’ seals
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Record
1976/1.224
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"Boating on a River in Autumn; Chen Huan (Ch'en Huan)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1976-sl-1.224/1976_1.224.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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