Album of landscapes by Qian Gu

Qian Gu, whose courtesy name is Shubao and alternative name Qingshi, was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province and was a pupil of the Ming dynasty master painter Wen Zhengming (1470-1559). He is best known for his calligraphy, landscape, and bamboo-and-orchid painting.

An inscription on the last page [EA2012.185.l] indicates that the paintings in this album are imitating Yuan period masters. It is possible that the artist refers to Ni Zan (1301-1374) and Huang Gongwang (1269-1354).

The collector’s seal shows that the album used to be in Ou Zhenxiong’s (1917-1994) collection. He lived in Hong Kong and was known for his collection and connoisseurship of Chinese paintings and calligraphy.

Details

Title

Album of landscapes by Qian Gu
Artist/maker

manner of Huang Gongwang (1269 - 1354)

manner of Ni Zan (1301 - 1374)

Qian Gu (1508 - c.1578)

Lin Jin (1923 - 2004) (calligrapher)
Associated people

Ou Zhenxiong (1917 - 1994) (owner)
Associated place

Suzhou (place of creation)

Hong Kong (possible) (possible place of creation)

Macau (possible) (possible place of creation)

Macau (possible) (possible place of creation)
Date

1574
Material and technique

ink and colour on silk; calligraphy in ink on paper; bound in card covered with jin silk
Material index

silk;

paper;

cardboard
Technique index

painted;

brush drawing;

bound
Object type

album;

painting
Dimensions

album 33.3 x 29.4 x 2.8 cm (height x width x depth)
paintings 25.5 x 24.5 cm (height x width)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Presented in honour of the 80th birthday of Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 2012.
Museum location

not on display
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EA2012.185