Butterflies, Bird, Lotus, and Rock, after Chen Hongshou

Xie Zhiliu Chinese
Datable to the 1930s
Not on view
Xie must have been pleased with this careful tracing, as he took the trouble to add washes in select areas.

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  • 現代 謝稚柳 臨陳洪綬蛺蝶蓮石圖 鏡片
  • Title: Butterflies, Bird, Lotus, and Rock, after Chen Hongshou
  • Artist: Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997)
  • Date: Datable to the 1930s
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Drawing mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on tracing paper
  • Dimensions: Overall: 39 9/16 x 18 in. (100.5 x 45.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.411.82
  • Rights and Reproduction: Estate of Xie Zhiliu
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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