Insects, Flowers and Bamboo (in the manner of Wang Xiao)
Maker
Unknown Artist
AfterAfter
Wang Xiao
(Chinese, Ming dynasty, 1368 - 1644)
Date1429
MediumHandscroll, brush and color and ink on silk
DimensionsPanel: 14 1/2 × 88 in. (36.8 × 223.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Brooks McCormick Jr. Fund
Object number1997.35
Terms
- Ming
Object TypePaintings
On View
Not on viewThe establishment of a Chinese ruling house under the Ming dynasty after over nearly a century of Mongol rule under the Yuan dynasty ushered in a period of dynamic cultural restoration. Drawing on historical precedence from the earlier Song dynasty, a loosely organized Ming Academy was formed in which court painters emulated many of the academic style favored during the 12th century.
This hand scroll, of which only one section now survives, is a fine example of the florescence of Ming court painting under the patronage of Emperor Xuande (reigned 1426—35). Although it does not identify the actual artist who painted this work, the inscription does record a date, place, and artistic style in which the scroll was painted. It reads:
Fourth year of the reign of Xuande on siyou day
At Wu Yingdian (Palace of Warrior Heroes)
In the brush manner of Wang Xiao
Stylistically, the precise brushwork—notably the fine lines used to shape the leaves and clarify complex spatial passages—distinguish this unnamed artist as among the more accomplished of the Ming court academy painters.
This hand scroll, of which only one section now survives, is a fine example of the florescence of Ming court painting under the patronage of Emperor Xuande (reigned 1426—35). Although it does not identify the actual artist who painted this work, the inscription does record a date, place, and artistic style in which the scroll was painted. It reads:
Fourth year of the reign of Xuande on siyou day
At Wu Yingdian (Palace of Warrior Heroes)
In the brush manner of Wang Xiao
Stylistically, the precise brushwork—notably the fine lines used to shape the leaves and clarify complex spatial passages—distinguish this unnamed artist as among the more accomplished of the Ming court academy painters.
