Fragrance Permeating Three Paths
Miu Guying specialized in chrysanthemums. In his inscription on this very finely drawn fan, he traces the history of line drawing from Li Gonglin's (1049–1106) figure drawing and landscapes through Shen Zhou (1427–1509) and Tang Yin (1470–1523), who used the technique for chrysanthemums.
The Song roots of Miu's descriptive drawing and his scrupulous fidelity to the forms and structure of his subject call attention to China's own realist tradition, which remained alive as an ideal, alongside China's fascination with Western realism.
The Song roots of Miu's descriptive drawing and his scrupulous fidelity to the forms and structure of his subject call attention to China's own realist tradition, which remained alive as an ideal, alongside China's fascination with Western realism.
Artwork Details
- 清/現代 繆谷瑛 香清三徑圖 摺扇
- Title: Fragrance Permeating Three Paths
- Artist: Miu Guying (Chinese, 1875–1954)
- Date: dated 1929
- Culture: China
- Medium: Folding fan; ink on alum paper
- Dimensions: 6 15/16 x 19 3/4 in. (17.7 x 50.2 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.162
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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