Herbaceous Peony
Hu Yuan Chinese
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Not on view
This peony fan shows the blending of literati and popular tastes in the period. Literati artists traditionally disdained a gold ground as vulgar, but Hu uses it to set off his image of the luscious peony, a flower with associations of wealth and seductive beauty.
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