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After The Song of Peach Blossom Spring, attributed to Dong Qichang, with an inscription of Wang Wei’s poem attributed to Chen Jiru

Aoki Shukuya Japanese
ca. 1794
Not on view
This complex painting by Aoki Shukuya is a copy of a work attributed to the renowned literati artist Dong Qichang (1555–1636) with an inscription by Dong’s collaborator Chen Jiru (1558–1639). It depicts a celebrated work by the fourth-century Chinese poet Tao Yuanming about a fisherman who comes upon a secluded, utopian village. Whereas the inscription and signatures on the copy resemble those on the original, Shukuya’s vibrant hues and gentle strokes mark a departure from Dong’s monochromatic, rustic style. This suggests that Shukuya unknowingly replicated a later painting, complete with meticulously forged inscriptions. The work thus demonstrates not only Shukuya’s skill in copying but also the limited availability of genuine Chinese masterpieces in Japan at the time.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 青木夙夜摸　伝「董其昌筆桃源図・陳継儒賛王維詩」
  • Title: After The Song of Peach Blossom Spring, attributed to Dong Qichang, with an inscription of Wang Wei’s poem attributed to Chen Jiru
  • Artist: Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, 1737–1802)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1794
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk
  • Dimensions: Image: 55 1/8 × 23 5/8 in. (140 × 60 cm)
    Overall with mounting: 79 3/4 × 26 3/4 in. (202.6 × 67.9 cm)
    Overall with knobs: 79 3/4 × 30 1/4 in. (202.6 × 76.8 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2023
  • Object Number: 2023.583.18
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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