清 胡遠 芍藥 扇面|Herbaceous Peony
The Met
Artist: Hu Yuan(Chinese, 1823–1886)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper
Dimensions: 7 1/8 x 20 3/4 in. (18.1 x 52.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Fan-shaped painting: a large light-colored flower, dark leaves, smaller pink flower, gold ground
Detailed Description
The artwork is a fan-shaped painting with a shimmering gold background, featuring visible vertical lines that suggest the pleats of a folded fan. The main subject is a large, light-colored flower, likely white or pale yellow, positioned in the right-center. This flower has multiple layers of petals, with a darker, possibly reddish, center. Surrounding the large flower are several broad leaves, painted in dark gray or black ink with visible brushstrokes, some appearing to overlap. Extending from the upper left of the main flower, a slender stem curves upwards and to the left, bearing a smaller, reddish-pink flower or bud. This stem also has a few narrow, elongated reddish leaves. In the upper right quadrant of the fan, there is a column of dark, vertical script, followed by a shorter column of similar script. Below this text, two square red seals are visible. A single square red seal is also present in the lower left corner of the fan.
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