Peony and Emperor Puyi’s inscription to Johnston

Chen Shu huahui.

Album of flower paintings.

陳舒花卉.

An album of 10 paintings of flowers presented by Puyi (1906-67), the last Emperor of China, to his tutor Sir Reginald Johnston (1874-1938), who was also the first Professor of Chinese at SOAS. The album bears an inscription by the Emperor in his own hand to Johnston on the verso of the front cover a...

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Full title: Peony and Emperor Puyi’s inscription to Johnston [electronic resource].
Alternative titles: Chen Shu huahui.
Album of flower paintings.
陳舒花卉.
Format: Physical Object           
Language: Chinese
Published: 17th century.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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500 |a The artist, Chen Shu (1612-82), was a literati painter (literati painting combines painting, poetry, and calligraphy and aims to reach an intellectual audience) from Jiangsu province near Shanghai who settled in Nanjing in his later years. She produced paintings depicting mainly birds flowers and insects, but occasionally produced landscape paintings in ink. 
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500 |a VIAF (name authority) : Puyi, 1906-1967 : 56581612 
500 |a VIAF (name authority) : Johnston, Reginald Fleming, Sir, 1874-1938 : 34565551 
500 |a The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council. 
500 |a Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.11, no.4. 
500 |a leaf 1 and verso of front cover 
520 3 |a An album of 10 paintings of flowers presented by Puyi (1906-67), the last Emperor of China, to his tutor Sir Reginald Johnston (1874-1938), who was also the first Professor of Chinese at SOAS. The album bears an inscription by the Emperor in his own hand to Johnston on the verso of the front cover and his own seal on the peony painting. The artist, Chen Shu (1612-82), was a literati painter (literati painting combines painting, poetry and calligraphy and aims to reach an intellectual audience) from Jiangsu province near Shanghai who settled in Nanjing in his later years. He produced paintings depicting mainly birds, flowers and insects, but occasionally produced landscape paintings in ink (Text by Yoshiko Yasumura, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) 
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720 1 |a 陈书, 1660–1736.  |4 ctb 
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