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Peonies

Kuang Xü

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red rectangular artwork with white floral design. Long, vertical, rectangular shape. Red background. White design depicts a tree with flowers and leaves. Flowers are peonies. Tree branches extend from bottom to top left. Leaves are oval-shaped. Some leaves have rounded tips. Some leaves have pointed tips. Flowers have many petals. Stems and branches are thin lines. Small vertical text on left side. Grey background behind artwork.

Artwork Details

Date
printed 1922
Medium
Hanging scroll of polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
191 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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