清 虛谷 松鼠 扇面|Squirrel on an Autumn Branch

Xugu (Zhu Huairen)

ca. 1880s · Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper · Asian Art

This image displays Xu Gu's virtuosic juxtaposition of the fine brushwork of the squirrel's fur with the bold strokes that define the branches and leaves. Balanced between naturalistic observation and daring abstraction, the animated image is both impressionistic and illusionistic.

Artist

Xugu (Zhu Huairen)

Date

ca. 1880s

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