Bamboo

Chen Jiecan, c. 1800 - 1825

Bamboo is among the favourite motifs of so-called literati painting, which was done for China’s cultural elite. It also symbolizes the humility of a true gentleman. The painter could demonstrate his mastery of the brush by playing with the contrast between dark and light ink. Here the artist used wet ink wash to depict bamboo in the rain.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-MAK-98
  • Dimensionsheight 123 cm x width 58 cm, width 67.4 cm, width 685 mm, diameter 46 mm, diameter 30 mm, height 7.5 cm x width 72 cm x depth 8 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bamboo

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-98

  • Description

    Schildering voorstellende bamboe. Gesigneerd Shaoxiang (volgeling van Cheng Pan-chiao). In houten doos.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Chen Jiecan, China

  • Dating

    c. 1800 - 1825

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 123 cm x width 58 cm
    • width 67.4 cm
    • width 685 mm
    • diameter 46 mm
    • diameter 30 mm
    • height 7.5 cm x width 72 cm x depth 8 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Baron Kitagaki Shinichi, 1930)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Baron Kitagaki Shinchi Kyoto, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1930;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • Maandblad voor beeldende kunsten, 1931 (maart) p. 93, afb. p. 94.
    • Menno Fitski en Ellen Uitzinger, 'De schenking van twee Chinese schilderingen in 1930 en 1954', Aziatische Kunst 38 (2008), nr. 3, p. 103-108.

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