清/現代　徐宗浩　寒梅圖　摺扇|Branch of blossoming plum

Xu Zonghao

dated 1945 · Fan; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Xu Zonghao’s gnarled branch of blossoming plum consists of gray ink wash, bold black dots, and unbounded daubs of green—an assemblage so freely painted that it is nearly abstract. The poem describes a late winter scene, the subtle fragrance of plum suffusing early dawn when the moon still hangs high in the sky.

Artist

Xu Zonghao

Date

dated 1945

Medium

Fan; ink and color on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

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