photo: Masatsugu Nokubo
Currently not on view
Lotus Pods,
1922
Chen Hengke 陳衡恪, 1876–1923; born Fenghuang, Hunan, China; died Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Chinese
Modern period, 1912–present
1998-779
Information
Title
Lotus Pods
Dates
1922
Maker
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 137 x 33.5 cm. (53 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Mount: 213.5 x 52.4 cm. (84 1/16 x 20 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Elliott, Class of 1951, Collection
Object Number
1998-779
Place Made
Asia, China
Signatures
signed "Shizeng"
Inscription
Artist's inscription:
記得西湖剝蓮子, 當時曾染指頭香
壬戌臘月師曾
I remember West Lake, peeling lotuses;
At the time they were already stained, and my fingers fragrant.
dated 1922
Marks/Labels/Seals
Two artist's seals:
"Chen heng da li" 陳衡大利 , square intaglio (at signature, upper)
"Yuzhang Chen shi" 豫章陳氏 , square intaglio (at signature, lower)
Seven characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Materials
Subject
–1998 John B. Elliott (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.
