Peony and Emperor Puyi’s inscription to Johnston
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Material Information

Title:
Peony and Emperor Puyi’s inscription to Johnston
Series Title:
Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS
Alternate Title:
Chen Shu huahui
Alternate Title:
Album of flower paintings
Alternate Title:
陳舒花卉
Creator:
Chen Shu (1612-82), painter
Chen Shu, 1660–1736 ( contributor )
陈书, 1660–1736 ( contributor )
陳書, 1660–1736 ( contributor )
Donor:
Reginald F. Johnston bequest.
Place of Publication:
China
Publication Date:
Language:
Chinese
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Measurements:
H25.5 x W36.0 cm in

Notes

Abstract:
An album of 10 paintings of flowers presented by Puyi (1906-67), the last Emperor of China, to his tutor Sir Reginald Johnston (1874-1938), who was also the first Professor of Chinese at SOAS. The album bears an inscription by the Emperor in his own hand to Johnston on the verso of the front cover and his own seal on the peony painting. The artist, Chen Shu (1612-82), was a literati painter (literati painting combines painting, poetry and calligraphy and aims to reach an intellectual audience) from Jiangsu province near Shanghai who settled in Nanjing in his later years. He produced paintings depicting mainly birds, flowers and insects, but occasionally produced landscape paintings in ink (Text by Yoshiko Yasumura, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )
General Note:
The artist, Chen Shu (1612-82), was a literati painter (literati painting combines painting, poetry, and calligraphy and aims to reach an intellectual audience) from Jiangsu province near Shanghai who settled in Nanjing in his later years. She produced paintings depicting mainly birds flowers and insects, but occasionally produced landscape paintings in ink.
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Chen, Shu, 1660-1736 : 167521213
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Puyi, 1906-1967 : 56581612
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Johnston, Reginald Fleming, Sir, 1874-1938 : 34565551
General Note:
The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
General Note:
Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.11, no.4.
General Note:
leaf 1 and verso of front cover

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Brunei Gallery
Rights Management:
All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
MS 62612 ( soas manuscript number )
0123f5f8-9519-4906-baf5-672e571a13b0 ( calm recordid )