Minneapolis Institute of Art
Bamboo and Rocks
Zheng XieLinkedCulture matchlcp-4ab00d29ebed
- Date
- c. 1760
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 4839
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
While serving as district magistrate in Shandong province, Zheng Xie also studied and produced poetry, calligraphy, and painting. Undisciplined, outspoken, and passionate about public service, Zheng resigned in frustration in 1753 and established himself as a distinctive member of the artists’ group known as the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. As an artist, he is known for closely integrating 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. China, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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