Chen Chun, Looking for a Monastery in the Misty Mountains

Chen Chun

Chinese · 1483–1544 · Painter

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  1. Chen Chun, Flowers and birds. 19th century, Hanging scroll. Ink and colors on silk. Garden scene with a pair of kingfishers, peonies, and pheasants in the foreground. Dated cyclically Jiajing Jiachen (1544). Inscribed Daofu. Sealed Daofu and Chen ChunFlowers and birds. 19th centuryLempertz · €1,890≈ $2,217≈ £1,657Sign up to see

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Chinese artist (1483-1544)

Born 1483, SuzhouDied 1544Occupation PainterWikidata Q558251 ↗ULAN 500125633 ↗Museum works 12

Also known as Baiyang, Baiyang Chen, Baiyang Shanren, Baiyang Shanren hao Baiyang, Chen Daofu, Ch'en Shun, Chun, Chun Chen and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Chen Chun, Pavilion of Eight Poems
Pavilion of Eight Poems1506
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago
Chen Chun, Looking for a Monastery in the Misty Mountains
Looking for a Monastery in the Misty Mountains1506
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cleveland Museum of Art
Chen Chun, Summer Garden
Summer Garden1530
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chen Chun, Garden Flowers
Garden Flowers1540
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chen Chun, River Landscape
River Landscape1513
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chen Chun, Mallows and Garden Rock
Mallows and Garden Rock
Princeton Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Princeton Art Museum
Chen Chun, Letter
Letter
Princeton Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Princeton Art Museum
Chen Chun, Letter
Letter
Princeton Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Princeton Art Museum
Chen Chun, Looking for a Monastery in the Misty Mountains
Looking for a Monastery in the Misty Mountains1500–1544 · hanging scroll, ink on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Chen Chun, Flowering Lotus
Flowering LotusMing dynasty (1368–1644), 1543 · Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Wirt D. Walker Fund — public domain (CC0)
Chen Chun, Pavilion of Eight Poems 八詠樓詩畫
Pavilion of Eight Poems 八詠樓詩畫Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1538 · Handscroll; ink on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment Fund — public domain (…
Chen Chun, Calligraphy
CalligraphyMing Dynasty (1369–1620) · Album leaf; ink on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. Chiang Er-Shih — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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