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Peaches and Buddha's Hand

Qi Baishi Chinese
dated 1955
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清/現代　齊白石　佛手壽桃圖　摺扇
  • Title: Peaches and Buddha's Hand
  • Artist: Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957)
  • Date: dated 1955
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
  • Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 20 9/16 in. (18.4 x 52.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.267.236
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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