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Peony

Wang Wu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a fan-shaped artwork titled "Peony" by Wang Wu. The artwork features a semicircular fan with a light beige background, divided into sections by thin brown lines. The fan showcases a painting of a peony plant with two large pink flowers and several green leaves. The peony plant has a brown branch extending to the left. There are two small red stamps on the lower left and right corners of the fan. Black Chinese calligraphy is written on the right side of the fan. The background of the image is plain white.

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th century
Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 292 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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