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River Landscape — Osman Hamdi Bey

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Written by: Ayşe ErdemSpecialist · Miniature Painting
Chinese Works of Art · Catalogue no. 30092
Osman Hamdi Bey

River Landscape

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Held byCleveland Museum of Art
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Min Zhen, who was orphaned at age 12 and developed an eccentric personality, was trained by Tang Yin (1682–1756), a writer, playwright, and superintendent of the imperial porcelain workshops in Jingdezhen. The connection to him may have enabled Min to stay in Beijing for a decade from around 1773. It is not clear whether he ever resided in Yangzhou, but his style is in many instances reminiscent of that of Yangzhou artist Huang Shen. This album demonstrates Min’s versatility and mature style in the last years of his life.

Artist / MakerOsman Hamdi Bey
Date1788
Culture / OriginChina, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Mediumalbum leaf, ink on paper
DimensionsSheet: 29 x 18.4 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
DepartmentChinese Art
TypePainting
About the Artist

Osman Hamdi Bey (1842–1910) — Orientalist Paintings.Painter, archaeologist and founder of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums and the Academy of Fine Arts. His painting The Tortoise Trainer (1906) is the most celebrated work of Turkish art.Works on Matchless Pieces[mp_gallery artist="Osman Hamdi Bey" n="12"]Related works[mp_gallery s="Osman Hamdi Bey" n="8"] Full biography →

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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.

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