現代 謝稚柳 花果圖 卷|Various Vegetables

Xie Zhiliu

20th century · Drawing; ink on tracing paper · Asian Art

This long tracing copy of a handscroll shows Xie's interest in compositional arrangement. For example, details of a lotus root and longyan (longan fruit) at the far left are upside-down mirror images of the same elements found at the center of the composition. This indicates that Xie was not content merely to copy an earlier work but might actively rework an existing design.

Artist

Xie Zhiliu

Date

20th century

Medium

Drawing; ink on tracing paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005