Cymbidium, from the album Flowers
Artist/Maker
Lǐ Shàn 李鱓
(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 number1997.29.5F
Status
Not on viewINSCRIPTION: CYMBIDIUM
夏淺春深蕙作花，一莖幾蕊亂橫斜。雖然不及幽蘭品，百畝齊栽願亦奢。
李鱓
As summer is knocking and spring waning, the cymbidium starts to flower, with its stems and buds tangled together. Even though it is not comparable to orchids, having acres [of it] grown would still be sumptuous.
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
夏淺春深蕙作花，一莖幾蕊亂橫斜。雖然不及幽蘭品，百畝齊栽願亦奢。
李鱓
As summer is knocking and spring waning, the cymbidium starts to flower, with its stems and buds tangled together. Even though it is not comparable to orchids, having acres [of it] grown would still be sumptuous.
Lǐ Shàn
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 )
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