Pure Serenity of Green Bamboo (綠竹清幽圖)
Pure Serenity of Green Bamboo (綠竹清幽圖)
Pure Serenity of Green Bamboo (綠竹清幽圖)
Pure Serenity of Green Bamboo (綠竹清幽圖)

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Pure Serenity of Green Bamboo (綠竹清幽圖),

1342

Wang Yuan 王淵, active 1310–1350
Chinese
Yuan dynasty, 1271–1368
y1947-5
Bamboo has long symbolized gentlemanly virtue in China. The hollow center represents humility, the straight stalk embodies rectitude, and, as an evergreen, the plant is considered persistent and thus a symbol of longevity. In this painting, bamboo is shown in various stages of growth—from young shoots to tall stalks crowned by branches and leaves—and rendered in ink outlines (shuanggou 雙鉤) filled with mineral colors.

Information

Title
Pure Serenity of Green Bamboo (綠竹清幽圖)
Dates

1342

Maker
Wang Yuan 王淵
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 211 x 95 cm. (83 1/16 x 37 3/8 in.) Mount: 298 x 107 cm. (117 5/16 x 42 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1947-5
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Marks/Labels/Seals
Eleven characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Chinese
Period
Yüan
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
landscapes (representations), rock (inorganic material), bamboo

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1947 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

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