Artist: Jiang Tingxi (1669-1732)

Date: Qing (1644-1911), dated 1730

Dimensions: Height 97.6 cm, Width 50.0 cm

Material: Ink on silk

Gift of Wu Shiming, Wu Shijin, Wu Shijian, and Wu Shipin

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • peony hanging scroll jiang tingxi qing 1730 ink silk

Jiang Tingxi (1669-1732), also known by his zi (designated name) Yangsun and hao (literary names) Nansha and Qingtong Jushi, was a native of Changshu in Jiangsu. A jinshi (a successful candidate in the imperial examination) during the Kangxi reign, he rose to the Grand Secretary. He specialized in painting flowers and birds. This painting is not a commissioned work by the emperor. The work was painted after Shen Zhou's style, executed with remarkable ease. The artist painted this work in the eighth year (1730) of the Yongzheng reign at the age of 62.