Absorb the Past; Abandon the Present
1800s–1900s
- Medium
- Accordion-style album of 10 painted leaves; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- 44 × 35 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-113722
Qian Huian, active in Shanghai, was best known for his paintings of beautiful women, and historic and mythological figures, rendered in a distinct style. His figures appear eccentric and the color palette pale to pink. The album’s title, Absorb the Past, Abandon the Present, reflect the desire to find refuge in China’s Past, as the country was going through the devastating Taiping rebellion at the time the paintings were created.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2023.163
Registry history
- 1800s–1900s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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