Bamboo
China, unknown artist; spurious signature of Shen Zhou, Bamboo, 17th century, 12 hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John C. McGuire, public domain, 80.133A-L
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- Title
Bamboo
- Artist
- Related People
spurious signature: Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427-1509)
- Date
17th century
- Period
China: Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
China: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
- Medium
12 hanging scrolls; ink on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
each scroll (painting): 72 1/8 in x 19 7/8 in; each scroll (mounting): 86 in x 20 1/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: , 12th scroll Description: spurious signature of Shen Zhou
- Collection Area
Asian Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
hanging scroll
- Culture
Chinese
- Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John C. McGuire
- Accession Number
80.133A-L
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
This bravura composition of bamboo, stretching across twelve hanging scrolls, bears an inscription purportedly by Shen Zhou (1427–1509), one of the great literati artists of the Ming dynasty. However, both the large scale of this work and its rough energy are atypical for Shen’s oeuvre, and most scholars agree that it is a later painting, probably dating to the seventeenth century.
These scrolls have recently returned to the Museum after being conserved in Japan.
