Chen Rong
Chen Rong (c. 1200–1266) 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.
Also recorded as hao Suoweng · zi Gongchu · Ch'en Jung · Gongchu
Chen Rong
Chen Rong · WU, T. (1997). Tales from the land of dragons: 1000 years of Chinese painting. Boston, MA, Museum of Fine Arts. Pages 197 - 200. · Public domain
- Name
- Chen Rong (陳容)
- Birth Name
- 陳容
- Born
- 1200
- Died
- 1266
- Known for
- Depictions of dragons
- Nationality
- Southern Song dynasty and Song dynasty.
- Occupation
- painter and poet.
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Biography
The Five Dragons handscroll in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, is also attributed to Chen Rong. A longer version of the Five Dragons, also attributed to Chen Rong, is in the Tokyo National Museum. Note that some scholars view the Five Dragons handscroll as the creation of a close follower, and not by Chen. 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. 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.
Works named in the authority record are Nine Dragons. Work by Chen Rong is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The Palace Museum and J. Paul Getty Museum.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Chen Rong (陳容) • Birth Name — 陳容 • Born — 1200 • Died — 1266 • Known for — Depictions of dragons • Notable Works — Nine Dragons
Life and career
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Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1200
Chen Rong born at Changle District.
1266
Chen Rong died.
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1155618602, Chen, Rong.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500125632, Chen Rong.
General reference · The Getty Research Institute
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2739948: Chen Rong
Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2739948: Chen RongWikimedia Foundation
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1155618602, Chen, Rong.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Secondary witnessauthority file
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500125632, Chen Rong.The Getty Research Institute
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