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A pair of swallows flying over a poolfront

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A pair of swallows flying over a pool

  • Description

    Liu Xiling (1848-1923) was from the region of present-day Sichuan province. He was active during the Guangxu period (1875-1908) of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). He toured extensively in China and was well known for his series of albums of landscapes and local customs. Liu started to paint with his fingers and palms after the age of 40, probably inspired by Gao Qipei (1660-1734). This painting is from an album of Liu's finger paintings. Swallows are one of his favourite subjects and he liked to depict birds flying towards the viewer, which was not common in Chinese bird painting. The inscription reads 'Swallows are twittering by a pool, willows swaying from the east wind.'

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › China › Zhejiang province (place of creation)
    Date
    1848 - 1923
    Qing Dynasty, Guangxu Period (1875 - 1908)
    Artist/maker
    Liu Xiling (1848 - 1923) (artist)
    style of Gao Qipei (1660 - 1734) (artist)
    Material and technique
    ink and colour on paper, probably finger painted
    Dimensions
    mount 40.6 x 55.9 cm (height x width)
    page 36.8 x 40.4 cm (height x width)
    painting 31.4 x 36.5 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    drawn (image) › line drawing › brush drawing
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting,
    visual representation › album
    No. of items
    1
    Accession no.
    EAX.5345.c

  • Further reading

    Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000), no. 82 on p. 101, illus. p. 102 fig. 82c

Location

    • Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800

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