Narcissus and Berries, from the album Flowers
Artist/Maker
Lǐ Shàn 李鱓
(Chinese, 1686–ca. 1764)
Date1738
MediumAlbum leaf, ink and color 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 number1997.29.5H
Status
Not on viewINSCRIPTION: NARCISSUS AND BERRIES
辕门桥上卖花新，舆隸凶如马踢人。滚熱扬州居不得，老夫还踏海边春。
乾隆三年七月，李鱓
On the Yuanmen Bridge, where fresh flowers are sold, those laborers are as fierce as horses kicking people.
The heat in Yangzhou is so unbearable that I retreated
to live by the sea, where it feels like spring.
The seventh month of the third year of Qianlong [1738],
Lǐ Shàn.
ProvenanceDr. George J. Schlenker, Piedmont, California ¹ ² ³; by descent to Carol S. Brooks, Alameda, CA ⁴; by partial gift and purchase 1997 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Notes:
[1] Identifying the two collector's seals will help to determine prior history
[2] Selected and purchased by James Cahill, Professor of Art History, University of California, Berkeley, on behalf of his step-father George J. Schlenker
[3] Stored at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, where it was exhibited and used as a teaching aid by Professor James Cahill
[4] Daughter of George J. SchlenkerExhibition History
辕门桥上卖花新，舆隸凶如马踢人。滚熱扬州居不得，老夫还踏海边春。
乾隆三年七月，李鱓
On the Yuanmen Bridge, where fresh flowers are sold, those laborers are as fierce as horses kicking people.
The heat in Yangzhou is so unbearable that I retreated
to live by the sea, where it feels like spring.
The seventh month of the third year of Qianlong [1738],
Lǐ Shàn.
New Acquisitions, 1996-1997
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 10, 1998 - March 22, 1998 )
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
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