Grapevines
Artist
Zhu Qizhan
(Chinese, 1892 - 1996)
Date1982
MaterialsInk and colors on paper
DimensionsH. 139 1/2 in x W. 56 in, H. 354.3 cm x W. 142.2 cm (image), H. 192 in x W. 74 1/4 in (overall)
Credit LineTransfer from the San Francisco Arts Commission
Object number2010.10
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewSignedSignature. Collected lines by Qing Teng (Xu Wei, 1521-1593). Painted in Shanghai, fall of the year renxu (1982), Zhu Qizhan at age ninety-one, from Meihua Cangtang (Plum-Blossom Thatched House).
Inscribedpoem of Qingteng (Xu Wei, 1521-1593), dated renxu (1982), painted at Meihua Caotang in Shanghai, signed Zhu Qizhan at the age of ninety-one with 4 artist seals reading Loujiang Zhushi, Qizhan, Meihua Caotang and xinbi zhihui (from auction catalog Bonhams and Butterfields, Tuesday, June 7, 2005
More InformationA seven-character verse inscribed by the artist at the left top of the painting contains four sentences:
Several clusters of glistening beads covered with clear water
When drunken, I can paint something using ink.
With a bald brushpen, worn from my enduring painting,
Ramblingly dotted grapes from ink.
Signature. Collected lines by Qing Teng (Xu Wei, 1521-1593). Painted in Shanghai, fall of the year renxu (1982), Zhu Qizhan at age ninety-one, from Meihua Cangtang (Plum-Blossom Thatched House).
Several clusters of glistening beads covered with clear water
When drunken, I can paint something using ink.
With a bald brushpen, worn from my enduring painting,
Ramblingly dotted grapes from ink.
Signature. Collected lines by Qing Teng (Xu Wei, 1521-1593). Painted in Shanghai, fall of the year renxu (1982), Zhu Qizhan at age ninety-one, from Meihua Cangtang (Plum-Blossom Thatched House).
Zhu Pu
approx. 1800-1900
Tenryū Dōjin