COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1943.133
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AIC_.1943.133
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Ren, Yi
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Ren, Yi
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Chinese; 1840-1895 Asia,East Asia,China
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Chinese; 1840-1895 Asia,East Asia,China
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Ren Yi
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Ren Yi
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
The Five Relationships
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The Five Relationships
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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View:
full view
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full view
View
false
Creation Date:
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); ca. 1840-1895
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Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); ca. 1840-1895
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1840
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1840
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1895
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1895
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Hanging scroll. Ink and colors on paper.
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Hanging scroll. Ink and colors on paper.
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Hanging Scroll
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Hanging Scroll
Classification Term
false
Subject Description:
The painting depicts five types of birds arranged around wutong trees and a cliff. In fact this image functions as a rebus, and its theme can be traced back in painting to at least the Ming dynasty. The birds - phoenixes, Manchurian cranes, Mandarin ducks, orioles, and wagtails - symbolize what are known as the 'Five Relationships' (Wu lun). In Neo-Confucian philosophy, these were the social relationships between prince and minister, father and son, husband and wife, friends, and elder and younger brothers. The harmonious balance within and between each of these was seen as criticial for the creation of a harmonious society.(Little, 1999)
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The painting depicts five types of birds arranged around wutong trees and a cliff. In fact this image functions as a rebus, and its theme can be traced back in painting to at least the Ming dynasty. The birds - phoenixes, Manchurian cranes, Mandarin ducks, orioles, and wagtails - symbolize what are known as the 'Five Relationships' (Wu lun). In Neo-Confucian philosophy, these were the social relationships between prince and minister, father and son, husband and wife, friends, and elder and younger brothers. The harmonious balance within and between each of these was seen as criticial for the creation of a harmonious society.(Little, 1999)
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
Asia,East Asia,China
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Asia,East Asia,China
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
74 x 38 in.149.2 x 81.3 cm.
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74 x 38 in.149.2 x 81.3 cm.
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1943.133
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1943.133
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth MacNair
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth MacNair
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E29888.TIF
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AIC_.E29888.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
false