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Chrysanthemums, from the album Flowers

Artist/Maker (Chinese, 1686–ca. 1764)
Date1738
MediumAlbum leaf, ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (26.7 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carol S. Brooks in honor of her father, George J. Schlenker, and R. T. Miller Jr. Fund
PortfolioFlowers
Object number1997.29.5G
Status
Not on view
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INSCRIPTION: CHRYSANTHEMUMS
畫家門戶何季破,編竹為籬蘜自黃。咲尔孤根移不䙷,寄人籬下也清狂。
懊道人李鱓
When did the door and windows of the painter get so dilapidated? By the bamboo-woven fence a yellow chrysanthemum was blooming. It’s ridiculous that you are so lonely and incapable of moving elsewhere, but you still maintain your proud and carefree nature while living under another’s roof.
The Anxious Daoist, Lǐ Shàn
Exhibition History
The Cultured Landscape in China and Japan
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 6, 2007 - August 13, 2007 )
A Century of Asian Art at Oberlin: Chinese Paintings
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (June 6, 2017 - December 10, 2017 )
Collections
  • Asian