Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (San Pu he xie song zhu mei 三溥合寫松竹梅)
Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (San Pu he xie song zhu mei 三溥合寫松竹梅)
Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (San Pu he xie song zhu mei 三溥合寫松竹梅)

© Estate of Pu Ru

Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (San Pu he xie song zhu mei 三溥合寫松竹梅)
Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (San Pu he xie song zhu mei 三溥合寫松竹梅)
Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (San Pu he xie song zhu mei 三溥合寫松竹梅)

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Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (San Pu he xie song zhu mei 三溥合寫松竹梅),

undated

Pu Ru 溥儒 , 1896–1963
Pu Jin 溥伒, 1880–1957
Pu Quan 溥佺, 1913–1991
Chinese
Modern period, 1912–present
2001-2

Information

Title
Pine, Bamboo, and Plum (San Pu he xie song zhu mei 三溥合寫松竹梅)
Dates

undated

Maker
Pu Ru 溥儒
Pu Jin 溥伒
Pu Quan 溥佺
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 71.6 x 35 cm. (28 3/16 x 13 3/4 in.) Mount: 185 x 48.7 cm. (72 13/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Mote in memory of Professor Ch'en Ta-tuan
Object Number
2001-2
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Inscription
Inscriptions: Puru: “Puru painted the bamboo” 溥儒補竹 Pujin, zi Xuezhai 雪齋: “Xuezhai Pujin painted the pine tree” 雪齋溥伒畫松 Puquan, zi Songchuang 松窗: “Songchuang Puquan painted the plum and rock” 松窗佺補梅石 Outer titleslip: San Pu hexie song zhu mei 三溥合寫松竹梅 第拾杀號 "Gongbo xiansheng [ci]cun; Chen Bin[he] jingzeng" 公博先生[賜]存陳彬[龢]敬贈 卅三年四月, dated fourth month of 1944 Note: probably Chen Binhe 陳彬龢 (1897-1945), a literary figure and writer on art history. A former editor-in-chief of the Shanghai News (Shen bao 申報), the Japanese appointed Chen, who had gained their trust, as the new president of the newspaper.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll Artists' seals: Puru: "Puru" 溥儒, square intaglio Pujin: "Xuezhai wushi hou zuo” 雪齋五十後作, square intaglio Puquan: "Puquan chang shou" 溥佺長壽, square intaglio "Songchuang jushi" 松窗居士, square relief
Culture
Chinese
Period
modern Chinese styles and periods
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Subject
plum trees, pine trees, bamboo

–1945 Chen Gongbo 陳公博 (1892-1946) household (China), by gift to Frederick W. Mote (Nanjing, China), August 1945.
1945–2001 Frederick W. Mote and Hsiao-lan Mote (Princeton, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2001.

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