A Pair of Peafowl

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A Pair of Peafowl

Lin LiangLinkedCulture matchlcp-fc1c01dccb05

Date
late 1400s-early 1500s
Medium
hanging scroll, ink on silk
Culture
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
140267

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The peacock, identified by the flamboyant tail, is paired with a female peahen to its right. In lowering her head, the hen seems to show respect to the male peacock. With his articulate brushstrokes and strong contrasting tones, Lin Liang’s representation in black ink appears as vivid as Yin Hong’s colorful peacock (1974.31). The painter skillfully uses wet and dry ink as well as broad and thin washes to represent the plumage of the bird. The surface of the rocks, depicted in powerful sweeping strokes, recalls the landscape painting style of the Zhe School, which specialized in expressive brushwork.

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Credit line
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
Provenance
Gao Jianfu 高劍父 [1878–1951] | (Walter Hochstadter [1914-2007], Hong Kong, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Millikin) | ?-1964: Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1964-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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  • Representative object from the topic Chinese Hanging Scroll Paintings
    Chinese Hanging Scroll Paintings

    All objects are Chinese paintings executed as hanging scrolls using ink and/or color on paper, representing traditional East Asian artistic formats and techniques.

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