Bamboo: Rooted in Clouds, Enduring as Jade
Bamboo: Rooted in Clouds, Enduring as Jade

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Bamboo: Rooted in Clouds, Enduring as Jade,

1800

Qian Kai 錢楷, 1760–1812
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912 | Jiaqing reign period, 1796–1820
2014-127

Information

Title
Bamboo: Rooted in Clouds, Enduring as Jade
Dates

1800

Maker
Qian Kai 錢楷
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
95.6 × 28.3 cm (37 5/8 × 11 1/8 in.) mount: 109.5 x 41.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Hsiao-lan Mote
Object Number
2014-127
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Inscribed by the artist at lower right: Rooted in Clouds, Enduring as Jade. In the second month of autumn of the gengshen cyclical year [1800] in the Jiaqing reign period. Peishan Qian Kai.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Seal, square intaglio (upper): Qian Kai Seal, square relief (lower): Peishan
Culture
Chinese
Period
Jiaqing
Type
paintings, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Subject
clouds, bamboo, jade

–2014 Hsiao-lan Mote, by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2014.

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