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Scholar and Pines
Pu Ru
Asian Art
The painter of this hanging scroll, best known for his landscapes, was a descendant of Qing dynasty (1644–1911) royalty. He received a privately tutored classical education that included training in painting and calligraphy, and he excelled at both. He began studying painting formally at the age of thirty, and as was the custom at the time, he learned by copying masterpieces in the royal collection.
ARTIST
Pu Ru, Chinese, 1896–1963
MEDIUM
Ink and color on paper
DATES
ca. 1950
PERIOD
Republic Period
DIMENSIONS
31 x 23 1/4 in. (78.7 x 59.1 cm)
Image: 22 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (57.2 x 29.8 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
There are three artist's seals. The first seal reads: "Sheng-hsin Studio". The second reads: "Hsin-yu"; the third seal is "Pu Ju".
INSCRIPTIONS
Inscription at upper right is a four line poem, five character meter. It reads: "Often I sit under the pines, reminiscing of the mountains in my home town. In the remote lake of Peng-tze, there should be white clouds rising."
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
83.118
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Judge Leonard Cohen
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Hanging scroll painting (now framed).
A scholar wearing a white robe and Confucian head cloth seated on the ground between two gnarled pine trees amid rocks by the edge of a stream. Hillside in middle distance at right.
Light green brocade border, wood frame with plexiglass.
Condition:
Several restored horizontal cracks; minor stains.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Pu Ru (Chinese, 1896–1963). Scholar and Pines, ca. 1950. Ink and color on paper, 31 x 23 1/4 in. (78.7 x 59.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Judge Leonard Cohen, 83.118. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 83.118.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 83.118.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005
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