清/現代　吳昌碩　清風芝蘭圖　摺扇|Orchid

Wu Changshuo

early 20th century · Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper · Asian Art

Orchids are an emblem of quiet, even hidden virtue, and a subject well suited to rendering in ink alone. Wu's muted palette is elegant and understated, but enough color is used to satisfy turn-of-the-century taste.

Artist

Wu Changshuo

Date

early 20th century

Medium

Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986