清 居廉 花卉蟲草 冊頁 八開|Insects and Flowers
The Met
Artist: Ju Lian(Chinese, 1828–1904)
Date: dated 1865
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album of eight leaves; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image (each): 12 3/4 × 14 1/8 in. (32.4 × 35.9 cm) Mat (each): 18 × 19 3/8 in. (45.7 × 49.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Ink painting of flowering branches with light blossoms and numerous bees against a pale background
Detailed Description
The square-format painting features two main branches extending vertically from the lower left, against a light, off-white background. These branches are depicted in dark brown-grey tones, with numerous smaller twigs branching outwards. Along these twigs are many light-colored blossoms and buds. The open blossoms are creamy white or pale yellow, some with slightly darker centers, while the buds are small and dark. A few small, oval-shaped leaves, rendered in light green and grey-green, are interspersed among the branches. Scattered across the upper and middle sections of the painting are several bees, depicted in yellow-brown and black, with visible wings, flying around the branches and blossoms. The botanical elements and insects occupy the central and left portions of the frame, leaving a significant amount of open space on the right. Two red square seals are visible in the bottom corners of the artwork, one in the bottom left and one in the bottom right.
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