Squirrel and Cherries
Qi learned from Zhu Da the high drama of letting images seem to venture into the picture space from the borders and disappear beyond them. Qi admired Zhu Da's ability to enliven the empty as well as the occupied space of a picture. Although his line was never as highly inflected as Zhu Da's, nor the scale of his ink as subtle, Qi achieved some of Zhu's effects through clean silhouette and telling gesture.
Artwork Details
- 清/現代 齊白石 松鼠櫻桃圖 軸
- Title: Squirrel and Cherries
- Artist: Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957)
- Date: 20th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll remounted as album leaf; ink on bark paper
- Dimensions: 13 x 15 1/2 in. (33 x 39.4 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.225
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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