Persimmons, Qi Liangyi

Artwork Overview

Qi Liangyi, Persimmons
Qi Liangyi, Persimmons
Qi Liangyi
Persimmons
mid 1900s
Persimmons, mid 1900s
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: ink; paper; color
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 45.7 x 34.3 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 18 0.9921 x 13 1/2 in
Mount Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 150.5 x 46 cm
Credit line: Museum purchase: Gift of Mrs. Floyd T. Amsden in honor of Mr. Floyd T. Amsden
Accession number: 1982.0097
Not on display
Add to portfolio

If you wish to reproduce this image, please submit an image request

Label texts

Archive Label 2003 (version 1): The attractiveness of its brightly-colored fruit has made the persimmon tree a favorite subject of artists. The inscription on this painting, “brushed by Baishi’s son Liangyi in the tenth month,” informs the viewer that it was made by the son of Qi Baishi who painted Flowers, the work on the far right of this wall. Liangyi, the fifth son of Baishi, followed his father in the use of vigorous brushwork, quick execution, and vibrant color. Liangyi has successfully captured the physical properties of a branch heavily laden with fruit and, at the same time, created an abstract image with his free brushwork and bold design. Archive Label 2003 (version 2): Persimmon trees have long attracted artists by their boughs of brighly colored fruit. The fifth son of Qi Baishi, Liangyi has followed his father in terms of vigorous brushwork, quick execution and use of vibrant color. Although Liangyi has successfully captured the physical properties of this branch heavily laden with fruit, the emphsis on free brushwork and bold design imbues it with an abstract-like quality.