Summary
Chen Rong (simplified Chinese: 陈容; traditional Chinese: 陳容; pinyin: Chén Róng; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Jung; c. 1200–1266)[1] was a Chinese painter and politician of the Southern Song dynasty celebrated for his depictions of dragons. The Nine Dragons handscroll in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bearing a date of 1244, is attributed to Chen.[2] [3] The Five Dragons handscroll in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, is also attributed to Chen Rong. [4] A longer version of the Five Dragons, also attributed to Chen Rong, is in the Tokyo National Museum. [5] The Eleven Dragons painting in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art was formerly attributed to Chen Rong, but now is assigned to the Ming dynasty period. [6] In March 2017, the Six Dragons handscroll, attributed to Chen Rong, was sold by Osaka's Fujita Art Museum at Christie's for almost $49 million.[7]
Chen Rong (陳容) | |
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 Nine Dragons handscroll section by Chen Rong, 1244 CE, Chinese Song dynasty at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | |
| Born | 陳容 1200 |
| Died | 1266 (aged 65–66) |
| Known for | Depictions of dragons |
| Notable work | Nine Dragons |
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- ^ Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07013-6. Page 372. Chen Rong's style name was Suoweng (所翁)
- ^ Nine Dragon's Scroll [dead link]
- ^ East Asian Scroll Paintings. University of Chicago Center for Art of East Asia. Nine Dragons. Chen Rong. https://scrolls.uchicago.edu/view-scroll/49
- ^ East Asian Scroll Paintings. University of Chicago Center for Art of East Asia. Five Dragons. Chen Rong. https://scrolls.uchicago.edu/view-scroll/168
- ^ Five Dragons (五龍圖) Attributed to Chen Rong (陳容, first half of 13th c.), Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) Handscroll, ink and light color on paper, 45.2 x 299.5 cm, Tokyo National Museum. http://www.chinaonlinemuseum.com/painting-chen-rong-five-dragons.php
- ^ Eleven Dragons. https://asia.si.edu/object/F1919.173/
- ^ "‘My highlight of 2017’ — The Fujita Museum Six Dragons scroll" https://www.christies.com/features/2017-highlight-Fujita-Museum-dragon-scroll-8799-1.aspx
