Thatched Hut by Tall Pines
CHEN Jiru 陳繼儒
(Chinese, 1558-1639)
Thatched Hut by Tall Pines
Datelate 16th-early 17th century
Mediumink on paper; hanging scroll
Dimensionsimage: 36 × 12 1/8 in. (91.4 × 30.8 cm)
mount: 79 1/2 × 19 1/4 in. (201.9 × 48.9 cm)
string height: 3/8 in. (1 cm)
roller: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)
Header: 25 in. (25 in.)
installation (Hook Height to deck): 83 in. (210.8 cm)
installation (Hook height to floor): 107 in. (271.8 cm)
ClassificationPAINTINGS
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of N. P. Wong Family
Object number1995.63.4
Subject(s)
- landscape
- architecture
- buildings
- plants
- calligraphy
- inscription
Collection
- Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
- Chinese
On View
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Label Text
In his own words, Chen Jiru “wrote” this bare-bones image of a recluse seated in a rustic hut. This calls attention to Chen’s primary status as a man of letters, a literary man, not a painter. The image’s rustic simplicity accords perfectly with Chen’s efforts to promote himself as a man of the hills, the “lofty” ideal of one who has withdrawn from worldly affairs.
