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Mandarin ducks and lotus
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Description
The artist of this painting remains unknown, but the inscription states how the fan ‘described the living’, suggesting that it was painted in front of real mandarin ducks and lotus. Paintings of lotus are especially popular in summer months, as the light fragrance of lotus is said to cool people down. In literature, paintings, and textiles, mandarin ducks are usually depicted in pairs to signify the intimate life-long partnership of brothers or couples.
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Details
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- Date
- September 1836
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
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mount 40.5 x 55 cm (height x width)
painting 25 x 53.8 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1965.
- Accession no.
- EA1965.238
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Further reading
Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 2.22 on p. 226, illus. p. 227 fig. 2.22
Past Exhibition
see (1)-
Unfolding Nature: Images of Summer on Chinese and Japanese Fans
(from 10th Jul until 7th Oct 2012)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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