1788
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Album of Miscellaneous Subjects is a 1788 unspecified by Min Zhen, a Chinese Orthodox School work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a collection of paintings in an album, each one unique. The artist's life was marked by challenges, including being orphaned at a young age, which may have influenced his art. He was trained by a notable writer and playwright, which likely impacted his style. Check out the museum where this album is kept, The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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.
This album was painted for his friend Dailili Shanren in exchange for a scholar’s stone.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Min Zhen was a Chinese painter and seal carver born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, who spent most of his life in Hubei.
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