Carnations and amaranthus
Yun Shouping painted this work in the “boneless manner,” in which blocks of color are applied without ink outlines. In this case, the entire painting is without ink; the lines for leaf and petal veins are rendered in deeper shades of the surrounding colors.
Artwork Details
- 清 惲壽平 花卉圖 摺扇
- Title: Carnations and amaranthus
- Artist: Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633–1690)
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Culture: China
- Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; color on paper
- Dimensions: 6 11/16 x 20 in. (17 x 50.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
- Object Number: 1989.363.148
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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