Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bamboo and Rocks
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.95.54.2
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Xie, Bangqiao Zheng
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Role:
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painter
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1693 - 1765
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Bangqiao Zheng Xie
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Title:
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Bamboo and Rocks
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1760
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Creation Start Date:
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1750
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Creation End Date:
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1770
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Materials and Techniques:
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ink on paper
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Dimensions:
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H.67-7/8 x W.39-1/8 in. (image)
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Component Measured:
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image
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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95.54.2
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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Inscriptions:
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Poem, Signature, 2 Seals of the artist
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Rights:
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Context:
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Cheng Hsieh was born in Hsing-hua near Yang-chou. Although his family lived in genteel poverty, Cheng was a good student and passed the highest government exams in 1736. He studied and produced poetry, calligraphy and painting while ably serving as district magistrate in Shantung province. Undisciplined, outspoken and passionate about public service, Cheng resigned in frustration in 1753 and established himself as a distinctive member of the group known as the Eight Eccentrics of Yanchou. He is best known as an artist who closely integrated calligraphy with orchid and bamboo paintings. His poem reads: Bamboo and rock stand paired alone in harmony The multitudes of plants and flowers are in vain Spring, summer and autumn cannot transform them. Only the elegant plum has greater virtue. Wooden Bridge Cheng Hsieh |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.6096c.tif
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