Peaches and Buddha's Hand

Qi Baishi Chinese

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The paintings of Qi Baishi's last years, such as this fan, tend to be familiar images rendered with a colorful palette and clear graphic simplicity.

This picture, with its auspicious message of "Good Luck and Long Life" inscribed in bold seal-script characters, was done as a companion piece to the adjacent Chrysanthemums, datable to 1955.

Peaches and Buddha's Hand, Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957), Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, China

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