Pomegranates
Qi Baishi Chinese
Not on view
This quickly executed album leaf by Qi Baishi depicts a classic auspicious subject: pomegranates, whose bounty of seeds imply fertility and a wish for many sons. Qi reinforced the message with a seal-script inscription that may be read as either “Many seeds” or “many sons”—the same character may be read as either “seeds” or sons”. This small painting was executed in the long-lived artist’s ninetieth year.
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