Peonies

1685

Yun Shouping

Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633–1690)

Chinese Art

Peonies, 1685. Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633–1690). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; image: 118.4 x 71.8 cm (46 5/8 x 28 1/4 in.); overall: 226.6 x 74.8 cm (89 3/16 x 29 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection 1967.192 In East Asian art, peonies traditionally symbolize prosperity and wealth.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Yun Shouping
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Medium: hanging, scroll, ink, color, silk
Dimensions: Image: 118.4 x 71.8 cm (46 5/8 x 28 1/4 in.); Overall: 226.6 x 74.8 cm (89 3/16 x 29 7/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Artist's inscription, signature, and 3 seals: An old painting by an anonymous painter of the Northern Sung Dynasty has five varieties of flowers painted in the boneless manner. Its colors are so beguiling and beautiful, that even after several hundred years its lead pigments are like new. The skill with which the ink and colors were applied and the subtlety of its composition find no equal among modern followers. On an autumn day in the yichou year [1685], Nantian, Shouping inscribed. [2 seals] Zhengshu; Shouping zhi yin. Inscription: Artist's poem (not translated). Signed Yuange. [seal] Nantian caoyi. Inscription: 3 additional seals of C. C. Wang 王季遷 (1907–2003).
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1967.192
Credit Line: Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1968, Inspired by Chinese Landscape and Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (November 7, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 10-March 29, 1981); Tokyo National Museum (October 4-November 17, 1982)., Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12-July 16, 2003)., Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-November 17, 2004).
Rights Statement: CC0