Melons and Gourds

Kong Xiaoyu Chinese

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Kong Xiaoyu, a woman, painted both in traditional Chinese brush styles and as evidenced in this fan, in styles drawing on Western methods of chiaroscuro and perspective.

Melons and Gourds, Kong Xiaoyu (Chinese, 1899–1984), Circular fan-shaped album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, China

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