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Squirrel on an Autumn Branch

ca. 1880s
Not on view
This image displays Xu Gu's virtuosic juxtaposition of the fine brushwork of the squirrel's fur with the bold strokes that define the branches and leaves. Balanced between naturalistic observation and daring abstraction, the animated image is both impressionistic and illusionistic.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清 虛谷 松鼠 扇面
  • Title: Squirrel on an Autumn Branch
  • Artist: Xugu (Zhu Huairen) (Chinese, 1823–1896)
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: ca. 1880s
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
  • Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 19 in. (18.4 x 48.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.267.54
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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