Wen Zhengming / Old Pine Tree / late 1530s

Wen Zhengming
Old Pine Tree
late 1530s
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Creator Name: Wen Zhengming
Creator Nationality: Chinese
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1470 - 1559
Creator Name-CRT: Wen Zhengming
Title: Old Pine Tree
Title Type: Primary
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Creation Start Date: 1535
Creation End Date: 1539
Creation Date: late 1530s
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: handscroll, ink on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 27.3cm x 138.8cm
Inscriptions: Artist's inscription, signature, and 2 seals:Constantly its form is changing;chances are it never could be caught;Its dragon-whiskers bristle like lances,rank after rank.Cheng-ming [seals] Wen Cheng-ming yin; Heng-shan. trans. WKH10 additional seals: 2 of Ch'ien Shih-sheng (1575-1652); 6 of the Ch'ien-lung emperor (r. 1736-95); 1 of the Chia-ch'ing emperor (r. 1796-1821); 1 of the Hsüan-t'ung emperor (r. 1909-11)
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1964.43
Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Jean Pierre Dubosc
AMICA ID: CMA_.1964.43
AMICA Library Year: 2001
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