Figures from Chinese History: The Taoist Luo Gongyuan / Huang Shen
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- Accession Number
- 1983/2.157
- Title
- Figures from Chinese History: The Taoist Luo Gongyuan
- Artist
- Huang Shen
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1687-1766
- Medium and Support
- album leaf, ink and color on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1687-1766
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Fujian (province)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Fujian (province)
- Inscription
- Artist's inscription
- Dimensions
- 28.3 cm x 34 cm (11 1/8 in. x 13 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- album leaf
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- historical
- Physical Description
- Paper mounted on aqua silk. There are three figures present in the image. The focal point is a cart full of fruit. There is calligraphy on the upper left hand side of the image, complete with two red seals. There is a Christies sticker on the bottom left corner of the mounting.
- Subject Matter
- These two album leaves are from a series by Huang Shen, known as one of the Eight Eccentric Painters of Yangzhou, a group of highly individualistic artists active in this prosperous metropolis in southern China. Here the artist uses his skill in detailed execution to render the accomplishments of two unique individuals.
- The delightful painting on the left portrays the eighth-century magician and Daoist master Luo Gonyuan’s encounter with an imperial envoy transporting oranges and other treasures to the capital. Because he was not permitted to partake of the fruit intended for the emperor, the magician merely bent down and smelled the oranges, never touching/laying a hand on them. When the emperor came to eat the oranges, however, he found one section was missing from each, startling evidence of Luo’s powers.
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- oranges
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1091 x 991
- File Size
- 99 KB
- Record
- 1983/2.157
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"Figures from Chinese History: The Taoist Luo Gongyuan; ; Huang Shen." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1983-sl-2.157/1983_2.157.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.