Cabbage and Bamboo Shoot

Qi Baishi Chinese

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Like Shitao (1642–1707) and Wu Changshi (1844–1927) before him, Qi Baishi loved to paint vegetables. He was particularly fond of plump cabbages, rendering their ruffled leaves and crisp ribs with an affection traditionally reserved for peonies or lotuses. His approach to the beauty of the commonplace struck a responsive chord with the contemporary movement in literature, which rejected the stilted classical language of the elite in favor of a simple and earthy vernacular.

Cabbage and Bamboo Shoot, Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China

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Cabbage and Bamboo Shoot, Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Cabbage and Bamboo Shoot, Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China

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