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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
JIANG TINGXI (1669-1732)
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JIANG TINGXI (1669-1732)
AUSPICIOUS TURNIP
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on gold paper
98 x 62.8 cm. (39 x 24 2/3 in.)
With a long inscription by the artist, signed: chen, Jiang Tingxi
Two seals of the artist: Chen Ting Xi Yin, Gong Hui
One collector's seal of Emperor Qianlong: Qian Long Yu Lan Zhi Bao
Inscription on the painting states that a turnip was found growing in the vegetable garden in the Summer Palace on the fifth day, tenth month, third year of the Yongzheng era (1725). It was believed that with nine roots, this turnip was symbolic of the largesse of the Heavens, reflecting the auspicious rule of the country by the Yongzheng Emperor. This picture was painted and inscribed with a poem praising the Emperor as a result
AUSPICIOUS TURNIP
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on gold paper
98 x 62.8 cm. (39 x 24 2/3 in.)
With a long inscription by the artist, signed: chen, Jiang Tingxi
Two seals of the artist: Chen Ting Xi Yin, Gong Hui
One collector's seal of Emperor Qianlong: Qian Long Yu Lan Zhi Bao
Inscription on the painting states that a turnip was found growing in the vegetable garden in the Summer Palace on the fifth day, tenth month, third year of the Yongzheng era (1725). It was believed that with nine roots, this turnip was symbolic of the largesse of the Heavens, reflecting the auspicious rule of the country by the Yongzheng Emperor. This picture was painted and inscribed with a poem praising the Emperor as a result
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Please note that this painting is on gold silk