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Misty Peaks of the Niushou Hills and Verdant Environs of the Qingliang Hills
Chen Zhuo 陳卓, born 1634
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
2019-94 a-b
Information
Title
Misty Peaks of the Niushou Hills and Verdant Environs of the Qingliang Hills
Maker
Medium
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting (each): 176.5 × 55.9 cm (69 1/2 × 22 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Pierre du Prey, Graduate School Class of 1973, in memory of Wen C. Fong
Object Number
2019-94 a-b
Place Depicted
Asia, China, Jiangsu province, Nanjing
Inscription
Scroll 1
Inscription: Misty Peaks of the Niushou Hills (Niushou yanluan 牛首煙巒)
Notes:
1. Niushou Hill, in the southern outskirts of Nanjing 金陵南郊牛首山.
2. Poem 12 in among the Forty Scenic Spots of Jinling 金陵四十景图像诗咏.
Scroll 2
Inscription: Verdant Environs of the Qingliang Hills (Qingliang huancui 清凉環翠)
Notes:
1. Qingliang Hill 清凉山 in western Nanjing.
2. Poem 26 in among the Painting and Poems of the Forty Scenic Spots of Jinling 金陵四十 景图像诗咏, compiled by Zhu Zhifan (1548-1624) 明朝朱之蕃编, and painted by Lu Shoubo 陆寿柏绘图。
Marks/Labels/Seals
Scroll 1
Artist seals:
“Chen Zhou” 陳卓, sq. intaglio
“Zhongli” 中立, sq. relief
Scroll 2
Artist seals:
“Chen Zhou” 陳卓, sq. intaglio
“Zhongli” 中立, sq. relief
Culture
Period
Materials
Subject
–1942 Collection of Mrs. Leonard K. Elmhirst through Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers (New York, NY), sold to mother of Pierre du Prey, February 19-21, 1942, lots 439, 452.
– Mother of Pierre du Prey, by inheritance to Pierre du Prey (Kingston, Ontario, CA).
–2019 Pierre du Prey (Kingston, Ontario, CA), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2019.
