COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
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Work ID:
M01E00139
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M01E00139
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Title:
A Heron and Bamboo in Wind
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A Heron and Bamboo in Wind
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Creation Date:
Song Dynasty
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Song Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
A.D.960
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A.D.960
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End Year Date:
A.D.1279
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A.D.1279
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Dynasty:
39 Song Dynasty (A.D. 960~1279)
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39 Song Dynasty (A.D. 960~1279)
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Creator:
Cui Bai
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Cui Bai
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Creation Place:
China
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China
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Measurements:
101.3 x 49.4 cm
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101.3 x 49.4 cm
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Material:
Ink and color on silk
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Ink and color on silk
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Form:
Li-zhou (hanging scroll)
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Li-zhou (hanging scroll)
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Type:
Painting
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Painting
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Subject:
Birds
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Birds
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
A Heron and Bamboo in Wind has a signature of Cui Bai. Comparing this painting to Magpies and Hare (also by Cui Bai and in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei), we see that both works appear similar in terms of the drawing of the plants and birds, and in the masterly depiction of a single, brief moment in the unfolding drama of the natural world. But every brush line of Cui Bai, regardless of whether rough or fine, soft or hard, thick or diluted, dry or wet, moving or pausing, always serves to convey the character and behavior of the subjects depicted. In other words, the line changes according to the subject. In contrast, the heron in A Heron and Bamboo in Wind is drawn with a thin, taut line while the bamboo, reeds and rocks are executed with lines that sometimes break, but convey a strong sense of elasticity. This is the kind of modulated and changing line that appears in the National Palace Museum's Green Bamboo and Birds by an anonymous Song Dynasty painter. This quality of line comes closer to that of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Therefore, while this painting cannot be said to be by Cui Bai, it is nevertheless a work of the Song Dynasty that has been influenced by Cui Bai.
description_e
A Heron and Bamboo in Wind has a signature of Cui Bai. Comparing this painting to Magpies and Hare (also by Cui Bai and in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei), we see that both works appear similar in terms of the drawing of the plants and birds, and in the masterly depiction of a single, brief moment in the unfolding drama of the natural world. But every brush line of Cui Bai, regardless of whether rough or fine, soft or hard, thick or diluted, dry or wet, moving or pausing, always serves to convey the character and behavior of the subjects depicted. In other words, the line changes according to the subject. In contrast, the heron in A Heron and Bamboo in Wind is drawn with a thin, taut line while the bamboo, reeds and rocks are executed with lines that sometimes break, but convey a strong sense of elasticity. This is the kind of modulated and changing line that appears in the National Palace Museum's Green Bamboo and Birds by an anonymous Song Dynasty painter. This quality of line comes closer to that of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Therefore, while this painting cannot be said to be by Cui Bai, it is nevertheless a work of the Song Dynasty that has been influenced by Cui Bai.
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ImageV ID:
M01E00139AS002
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M01E00139AS002
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
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