清 吳熙載 杏花 扇面|Apricot
The Met
Artist: Wu Xizai(Chinese, 1799–1870)
Date: 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 21 1/2 in. (18.7 x 54.6 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 on a fan-shaped paper depicting a flowering branch with calligraphic text and red seals
Detailed Description
The artwork is painted on a light beige, fan-shaped paper. A gnarled branch, rendered in dark ink washes, extends from the lower left quadrant, curving upwards and then downwards towards the lower right. Along the branch, clusters of flowers are depicted using lighter gray ink, with darker ink for their centers and some smaller buds. The flowers are concentrated in the upper left and central portions of the branch. In the upper right quadrant, several vertical lines of black calligraphic text are visible. Above this text, a rectangular red seal is stamped. Another smaller, square red seal is located in the lower right corner of the fan, beneath the end of the flowering branch.
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