Bamboo in snow / Zhu Sheng (Chu Sheng)
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.351
- Title
- Bamboo in snow
- Artist
- Zhu Sheng (Chu Sheng)
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1618 - circa 1690
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on satin
- Object Creation Date
- 1690
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dorothy Dunlap Cahill
- Dimensions
- 181 cm x 47 cm (71 1/4 in. x 18 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- In this image of bamboo bent under heavy snow the leaves are depicted with vigorous yet controlled strokes of the brush, while the snow is indicated by surrounding areas of blank paper with dark ink, a traditional technique in monochrome ink painting.
- Subject Matter
- Historically, literati art was defined as calligraphy and imagery created by educated public servants in their leisure time. Zhu Sheng particularly excelled in painting bamboo in snow. The image of bamboo bent under heavy snow suggests its capacity to survive the harsh winter and symbolizes the Confucian virtue of maintaining one’s integrity in politically difficult times.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2002/2.351
- Link to this Item
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"Bamboo in snow; Zhu Sheng (Chu Sheng)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.351/2002_2_351.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
