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Insect and lily
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Description
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.
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- Associated place
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Asia › China › Guangdong province › Guangzhou (Shixiangyuan) (place of creation)
- Date
- 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- Artist/maker
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possibly Liu Baoru (active 19th century) (artist)
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
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mount 50.5 x 24.4 cm (height x width)
painting 40.5 x 55.5 cm sight size (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1966.
- 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
Past Exhibition
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Lingnan Masters: South Chinese Painting in Transition 1800–2000
(from 6th Aug 2013 until 23rd Feb 2014)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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