清, 胡遠, 芍藥, 扇面, Herbaceous Peony, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper, 7 1/8 x 20 3/4 in. (18.1 x 52.7 cm), Paintings, Hu Yuan (Chinese, 1823–1886), This peony fan shows the blending of literati and popular tastes in the period. Literati artists traditionally disdained a gold ground as vulgar, but Hu uses it to set off his image of the luscious peony, a flower with associations of wealth and seductive beauty
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清, 胡遠, 芍藥, 扇面, Herbaceous Peony, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, China, Folding fan mounted, album leaf, ink, color, gold paper, 7 1/8 x 20 3/4, 18.1 52.7 cm, Paintings, Hu Yuan, Chinese, 1823–1886, peony, fan, blending, literati, popular tastes, period, Literati artists, traditionally, disdained, ground, vulgar, uses, set off, image, luscious peony, flower, associations, wealth, seductive beauty
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