Rock and Gourds

Artist Zhu Qizhan (Chinese, 1892 - 1996)

Datedated 1982

MaterialsInk and colors on paper

DimensionsH. 37 in x W. 23 3/8 in, H. 94 cm x W. 59.4 cm (image); H. 79 3/4 in x W. 32 3/4 in, H. 202.6 cm x W. 83.2 cm (overall)

Credit LineGift of the Jack Anderson Collection

Object number1994.109

DepartmentChinese Art

ClassificationsPainting

On View

Not on view

Inscribed"late winter of the year renxu [1982], Qizhan"

MarkingsZhu Qizhan, at age 91 (seals)

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In this painting just a few strokes serve to outline the two bottle gourds, the lush vines from which the gourds grow, a stake to support them, and a large rock. Washes of color and ink complete the composition. By the time Zhu painted this work, he had been an active artist for more than eighty years; he was a master of ink painting and had a background in oil painting as well.

The inscription reads:
Late winter of the renxu year [1982], Qizhan.