近代 吳昌碩 蘭花 扇面Orchid
early 20th century · Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
Dimensions : 7 3/8 x 20 3/8 in. (18.7 x 51.8 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Orchids are an emblem of quiet, even hidden virtue, and a subject well suited to rendering in ink alone. Wus muted palette is elegant and understated, but enough color is used to satisfy turn-of-the-century taste.
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近代 吳昌碩 蘭花 扇面Orchid (early 20th century) by Wu Changshuo, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Wu Changshuo
Wu Changshi (September 12, 1844 – November 29, 1927, also romanised as Wu Changshuo), born Wu Junqing, was a prominent painter, calligrapher and seal artist of the late Qing Period.
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