Lady with flower
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Zhang Daqian spent the years 1941 to 1943 in the remote desert oasis of Dunhuang, where he devoted himself to intensive study of the site’s ancient mural paintings. For Zhang, one of the most striking discoveries in the murals was the depiction of female figures, which had a robustness and solidity very different from the willowy, languid figures of more recent painting. Zhang, who had come to Dunhuang in search of unexplored avenues from history that might help restore the vigor of Chinese painting, was inspired by these figures, which he saw as the antidote to a withering tradition. In the years after his desert sojourn, Zhang expended significant energy painting figures such as this one, which were directly inspired by the murals of Dunhuang.
Artwork Details
- 現代 張大千 簪花圖 軸
- Title: Lady with flower
- Artist: Chang Dai-chien (Chinese, 1899–1983)
- Period: Republic period (1912–49)
- Date: 1947
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 36 5/8 × 18 7/8 in. (93 × 48 cm)
Overall with mounting: 89 1/4 × 27 in. (226.7 × 68.6 cm)
Overall with knobs: 89 1/4 × 30 1/4 in. (226.7 × 76.8 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Promised Gift of Jack and Susy Wadsworth
- Object Number: L.2022.15.11
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art