Insect and lily
The seal on this fan painting probably reads Baoru. This artist is not recorded. The plants depicted here, however, bare similarities to the work of the Ju brothers and their pupils, Ju Chao (1811-1889) and Ju Lian (1828-1904), in Guangdong province. The Ju brothers named their house and studio as Shixiangyuan, which translates as the Garden of Ten Fragrant Flowers, as many different flowers were cultivated there by them, not only for appreciation but also for the students to practise painting from life.
Details
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Title
Insect and lily
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Artist/maker
possibly Liu Baoru (active 19th century) -
Associated place
Guangzhou (Shixiangyuan) (place of creation) -
Date
19th century (1801 - 1900) -
Material and technique
ink and colour on paper
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Object type
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Dimensions
mount 50.5 x 24.4 cm (height x width)
painting 40.5 x 55.5 cm sight size (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1966.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1966.201
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Further reading
Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 2.24 on p. 228, illus. p. 229 fig. 2.24
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