Orchids in Rain, after Wen Zhengming, Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting, vol. 2

After Wen Zhengming Chinese
ca. 1703
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The model for this print, according to the inscription, was a painting by Wen Zhengming (1470–1559), a leading artist active in Suzhou. Printed from a worn eighteenth-century block, it shows broken lines and blurred contours.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Shizhuzhai shuhua pu
  • Title: Orchids in Rain, after Wen Zhengming, Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting, vol. 2
  • Artist: After Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
  • Date: ca. 1703
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Woodblock print; black ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 9 13/16 x 10 3/4 in. (25 x 27.3 cm)
    Overall: 12 3/16 x 12 5/8 in. (31 x 32.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art