Melons and Gourds

dated 1943

Not on view

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.

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近代孔小瑜瓜瓠圖團扇
Title: Melons and Gourds
Artist: Kong Xiaoyu (Chinese, 1899–1984)
Date: dated 1943
Culture: China
Medium: Circular fan-shaped album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
Dimensions: Diam. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Object Number: 1986.267.308
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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