An Old Studio Shaded by Paulownia Trees, from the album Flowers, Rocks, Bamboo, and Landscapes
Artist/Maker
Gāo Fènghàn 高凤翰 / 高鳳翰
(Chinese, 1683–1749)
Date1733
MediumAlbum leaf, ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 10 × 12 3/4 in. (25.4 × 32.4 cm)
Mount: 11 1/4 × 15 3/4 in. (28.6 × 40 cm)
Mount: 11 1/4 × 15 3/4 in. (28.6 × 40 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carol S. Brooks in honor of her father, George J. Schlenker, and R. T. Miller Jr. Fund
PortfolioFlowers, Rocks, Bamboo and Landscapes
Object number1997.29.1B
Status
Not on viewINSCRIPTION: AN OLD STUDIO SHADED BY PAULOWNIA TREES
桐陰老屋圖
仿元人法
印：「南村」
桐蔭蕉影碧生涼，曳露拖煙護草堂；
疑有幽人夢來進，時隨蝴蝶化蒙莊。
鳳翰並題
印：「鳳」「翰」
印：「高」
An Old Studio Shaded by Paulownia Trees, painted after a Yuan dynasty style
Seal: South Village
The shade of Paulownia and plantain trees is refreshing, bringing in dew and fog to shield the studio.
[I] wonder if someone has entered my dream, or if I’ve followed the butterfly and become Zhuangzi.*
Painted and inscribed by Fènghàn
Seal: Fèng Hàn; seal, at left: Gāo
* The philosopher Zhuangzi dreamt about being a butterfly, then questioned whether he had been a man dreaming he was a butterfly, or was instead a butterfly dreaming he was a man.
ProvenanceJim Freeman, Japan, 1971; acquired Dr. George J. Schlenker, Piedmont, CA¹ ²; by descent Carol S. Brooks, Alameda, CA ³; by partial gift and purchase 1997 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Notes:
[1] Selected and purchased by James Cahill, Professor of Art History, University of California, Berkeley, on behalf of his step-father George J. Schlenker.
[2] Stored at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, where it was exhibited and used as a teaching aid by Professor James Cahill.
[3] Daughter of George J. SchlenkerExhibition History
桐陰老屋圖
仿元人法
印：「南村」
桐蔭蕉影碧生涼，曳露拖煙護草堂；
疑有幽人夢來進，時隨蝴蝶化蒙莊。
鳳翰並題
印：「鳳」「翰」
印：「高」
An Old Studio Shaded by Paulownia Trees, painted after a Yuan dynasty style
Seal: South Village
The shade of Paulownia and plantain trees is refreshing, bringing in dew and fog to shield the studio.
[I] wonder if someone has entered my dream, or if I’ve followed the butterfly and become Zhuangzi.*
Painted and inscribed by Fènghàn
Seal: Fèng Hàn; seal, at left: Gāo
* The philosopher Zhuangzi dreamt about being a butterfly, then questioned whether he had been a man dreaming he was a butterfly, or was instead a butterfly dreaming he was a man.
The Cultured Landscape in China and Japan
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 6, 2007 - August 13, 2007 )
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