Chrysanthemum

dated 1890

Not on view

Xügu's fresh, unstudied brushwork imparts vitality to this unkempt cluster of blossoms that neither grows in a recognizable manner nor appears to be gathered into any arrangement beyong the demands of pictorial design.

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清虛谷菊花軸
Title: Chrysanthemum
Artist: Xugu (Zhu Huairen) (Chinese, 1823–1896)
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: dated 1890
Culture: China
Medium: Matted painting; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 18 1/4 in. (30.2 x 46.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Object Number: 1986.267.51
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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