Peaches and Buddha's Hand
Qi Baishi Chinese
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.
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