Bamboo in Wind
Xia Chang
(Chinese, 1388–1470)
Period:
Ming
dynasty (1368–1644)
Date:
ca. 1460
Culture:
China
Medium:
Hanging
scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions:
Image:
80 1/16 x 23 1/2 in. (203.4 x 59.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 118 x 29 3/8 in.
(299.7 x 74.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 118 x 32 13/16 in. (299.7 x 83.3 cm)
Classification:
Paintings
Bamboo, which bends without breaking, has
long been a symbol of integrity and strength. It was also a favorite subject of
Ming and Qing scholar-painters. Xia Chang, a native of the Suzhou region,
enjoyed a successful official career that led to his appointment as minister of
the Court of Imperial Sacrifices in 1457. He expanded Wang Fu's (1362–1416)
style of bamboo painting to become the leading bamboo painter of his time, famous
even in Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
Applying calligraphic techniques to painting according to the precepts established by Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322), Xia Chang executed his bamboo stalks in the archaic seal-script style and his bamboo twigs in the "grass," or cursive-script, style. Xia Chang's calligraphic mode of bamboo painting was followed by many later Ming and Qing painters.
Applying calligraphic techniques to painting according to the precepts established by Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322), Xia Chang executed his bamboo stalks in the archaic seal-script style and his bamboo twigs in the "grass," or cursive-script, style. Xia Chang's calligraphic mode of bamboo painting was followed by many later Ming and Qing painters.
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