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Hu Yuan Chinese
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
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This peony fan shows the blending of literati and popular tastes in the period. Literati artists traditionally disdained a gold ground as vulgar, but Hu uses it to set off his image of the luscious peony, a flower with associations of wealth and seductive beauty.
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清 胡遠 芍藥 扇面
Title: Herbaceous Peony
Artist:
Hu Yuan (Chinese, 1823–1886)
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Culture: China
Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper
Dimensions: 7 1/8 x 20 3/4 in. (18.1 x 52.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Accession Number: 1986.267.33
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