Photo of collection object Peonies
Jiahui, Miao. Peonies, 1906-1908. Height: 274.5 cm Width: 82.2 cm Height: 80.3 cm Height: 44.5 cm Width: 93.1 cm Height: 124.4 cm Width: 61.6 cm Height: 26.3 cm Width: 61.5 cm. Wegener Gift, E.2505-1909. arr.

Peonies

1906-1908

Miao, Jiahui

EAS

Hanging scroll of highly-coloured peony blossoms, in ink and colours on silk. The flowers and stems are depicted with minimal use of outline, a technique referred to as 'boneless' (mogu 沒骨) in Chinese. A prominent seal of Dowager Empress Cixi is placed at the centre of the upper register of the painting. A rectangle of paper called a shitang 詩堂 (poetry hall) has been mounted above the silk surface of the painting. This area of paper was intended as a site for calligraphic inscription, but was never filled.
Original Source
Maker/Artist
Jiahui, Miao
Classification
Painting
Medium
silk, paper, ink, painted
Locations
country: China
Dimensions
Height: 274.5 cm Width: 82.2 cm Height: 80.3 cm Height: 44.5 cm Width: 93.1 cm Height: 124.4 cm Width: 61.6 cm Height: 26.3 cm Width: 61.5 cm
Departments
EAS
Accession Number
E.2505-1909
Credit Line
Wegener Gift
Rights Statement
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