Yellow Peony, 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 number1997.29.5E
Status
Not on viewINSCRIPTION: YELLOW PEONY
吾鄉鄭職方影園，忽開佛面黃牡丹一枝。諸名公賦詩。送錢牧齋評次甲乙。以倪遂球為最。職方以金觥鐫其詩歸之。
李鱓
Once in Officer Zhèng’s [Zhèng Yuánxūn 鄭元勳] Garden of Shadows in my hometown, all of a sudden a Buddha-like yellow peony bloomed. Some renowned literati came to compose poems for it, after which the poems were sent to Qián Mùzhāi [Qián Qiānyì 钱谦益] to be evaluated. The one by Ní Suìqiú [Lí Suìqiú黎遂球] came out a winner. Hence, he was rewarded by Officer Zhèng with golden cups engraved with his poem.
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
吾鄉鄭職方影園，忽開佛面黃牡丹一枝。諸名公賦詩。送錢牧齋評次甲乙。以倪遂球為最。職方以金觥鐫其詩歸之。
李鱓
Once in Officer Zhèng’s [Zhèng Yuánxūn 鄭元勳] Garden of Shadows in my hometown, all of a sudden a Buddha-like yellow peony bloomed. Some renowned literati came to compose poems for it, after which the poems were sent to Qián Mùzhāi [Qián Qiānyì 钱谦益] to be evaluated. The one by Ní Suìqiú [Lí Suìqiú黎遂球] came out a winner. Hence, he was rewarded by Officer Zhèng with golden cups engraved with his poem.
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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