COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1964.94
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Zhou, Chen
Creator Nationality:
Chinese
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1485? - 1525
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Chen Zhou
Title:
Beggars and Street Characters
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Detail
Creation Date:
c. 1450-after1535
Creation Start Date:
1450
Creation End Date:
1535
Materials and Techniques:
handscroll, ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 31.9cm x 244.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1964.94
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Inscriptions:
Artist's inscription, signature, and 3 seals, at end of scroll:In the autumn of the eleventh year of Cheng-te [1516], in the seventh month, I was idling under the window, and suddenly there came to my mind all the appearances and manners of the beggars and other street characters whom I often saw in the streets and markets. With brush and ink ready at hand, I put them into pictures in an impromptu way. It may not be worthy of serious enjoyment, but it certainly can be considered as a warning and admonition to the world.Recorded by Tung-ts'un. Chou Ch'en. [seals] Tung-ts'un; Shun-ch'ing; O-ch'ang san-jen.Title on frontispiece by Chao Hou-ch'in (20th c.)3 colophons and 10 addtional seals: 1 colophon, dated 1564, and 2 seals of Huang Chi'shui (1509-1574); 1 colophon and 3 seals of Chang Feng-i (1527-1613); 1 colophon, dated 1577, and 1 seal of Wen Chia (1501-1583); 4 seals unidentified.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1964.94det04.tif
