Detail View: The AMICA Library: Cleansing Medicinal Herbs in the Stream on a Spring Day
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.2000.69
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Yu Zhiding
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Creator Nationality:
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Chinese
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1647 - aft 1709
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Birth Place:
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Yangzhou
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Yu Zhiding
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Title:
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Cleansing Medicinal Herbs in the Stream on a Spring Day
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Detail
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Creation Date:
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1703
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Creation Start Date:
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1703
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Creation End Date:
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1703
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Materials and Techniques:
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handscroll, ink and color on paper
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Dimensions:
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Open and extended: 36.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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2000.69
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Credit Line:
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Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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A famous portraitist of the Qing period, Yu Zhiding portrayed a number of historic figures of his time. This handscroll features the likeness of Shi Shenyi (born 1661). Master Shi attained the coveted jinshi ("presented scholar") degree in 1688, which prepared him for an official career. Besides being a poet, he was also deeply interested in medicinal science.The image of Shi Shenyi occupies only a small portion of the painting. Yet all the elements in the painting point directly back to him. The opening section of the scroll reveals a young boy servant washing a fungus, a basket of medicinal herbs by his side. Shi Shenyi himself, clad in a lavender robe, appears later on a raised terrace. All around the figures are rocks and hills painted in the "blue-green style," which removes the setting from the earthly to a celestial realm. Master Shi is further surrounded by tall bamboos, blooming magnolia, and peach blossoms-plants that invariably carry symbolic meaning. In the distance is a pavilion where books, writing instruments, antique vases, and a jade pendant are displayed on a table. These objects establish Master Shi's identity as a man of learning and a person of integrity, refined taste and varied interests.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.2000.69det06.tif
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