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Copyright This work is in the public domain. Chen Hongshou died in 1652; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1722.
In context
FIGURES — Chen Hongshou
The original measures 145 × 56 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height.
Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 54 at death.
Shaded: the lifetime of Chen Hongshou (1598–1652) every dated painting, decade by decade
First works: up to 1620 Main working years: 1620–1633 Late works: from 1633
Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell. The same years with the artist’s life laid along them
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Measured from the image
Main colour
Rosy Brown #b79772
Catalogued palette
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The ten leading countries
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Together these works take 100.0% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 24 works by this artist, of which 11 were looked at at least once. This painting ranks 10 of them, with 6.7% of that attention. The same counts, month by month
Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.
Artist and museum
chen hongshou, a prominent chinese painter, was born in 1598 in zhuji, zhejiang province, during the late ming dynasty. his courtesy name was zhanghou (章侯), with pseudonyms including laolian (老莲), fuchi (弗迆), yunmenseng (云门僧), huichi (悔迆), chiheshang (迆和尚) and huiseng (悔僧). under the tutelage of lan ying, chen honed his skills in painting peculiar human figures, landscapes, flower-and-bird art, utilizing plump, profound brushwork and precise color.
chen's unique style set him apart from his contemporaries. his masterpieces, "shui hu ye zi" (水浒叶子) and "bo gu ye zi", are rare examples of the ming and qing dynasties' artistic excellence. these works showcase his skill in capturing the essence of traditional chinese art.
chen's works are preserved in museums globally, including:
appreciating plums, guangdong provincial museum
man holding ganoderma lucidum
an elegant gathering, shanghai museum
drinking wine in the garden, shanghai museum
landscape of pine valley, shanghai museum
tao yuanming, honolulu museum of art
chen's legacy extends beyond his art; he was also skilled in calligraphy, poetry, and prose.
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Look closely
FIGURES — Chen Hongshou
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Overall, "FIGURES" is recorded as brilliant. Perceived brightness describes how light or dark the work appears.