Melons and Gourds

Kong Xiaoyu Chinese
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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