Plum Blossoms
Wang Yaoqing, a Peking Opera performer and teacher was given a title and frequently performed at Court. Several of the foremost players of female roles were his students. A talented painter like many Peking Opera performers, Wang Yaoqing particularly enjoyed painting traditional literati subjects, such as this plum branch. In the early decades of the century, many friendships were shared by painters and Peking Opera Performers.
Artwork Details
- 清/現代 王瑤卿 梅圖 摺扇
- Title: Plum Blossoms
- Artist: Wang Yaoqing (Chinese, 1881–1954)
- Date: dated 1924
- Culture: China
- Medium: Folding fan; ink and color on fajian paper
- Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (19.7 x 54.6 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.195
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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