Flower and Bee
This reproduction of a Zhao Shao'ang painting represents the high artistry of traditional woodblock printing. To a nonspecialist, this print could easily be mistaken for a painting. The printers have carefullycontrolled the amount and density of ink and pigment applied to the blocks to capture the varying shades of color in Zhao's original. Particularly notable is the layering of the peony's petals and its twisting leaves. The sense of tension between the heavy flower and the drooping branch—accentuated by the arrival of a honeybee—is vividly conveyed.
Artwork Details
- 現代 倣趙少昂 蜂戲牡丹圖 冊頁
- Title: Flower and Bee
- Artist: After Zhao Shao'ang (Chinese, 1905–1998)
- Period: Republic period (1912–49)
- Date: after 1946
- Culture: China
- Medium: Woodblock print mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 13 3/16 x 17 3/16 in. (33.5 x 43.6 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Lin Yutang Family Collection, Gift of Richard M. Lai, Jill Lai Miller, and Larry C. Lai, in memory of Taiyi Lin Lai, 2005
- Object Number: 2005.509.31
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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