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Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Climbing Blue Flowers)

1700s

Zhang Ruoai 張若靄

(Chinese, 1713–1746)
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Culture
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Medium
album leaf, ink and color on paper
Measurements
Image: 14.4 x 20.3 cm (5 11/16 x 8 in.); Album, closed: 15 x 10.8 x 3 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift 1967.193.g
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Print
A horizontally oriented ink and color painting on paper depicts a gnarled woody vine winding across a beige background. From the upper left, gray stems twist toward the center, revealing vibrant blue flowers and rounded green leaves with dark veins. Faint blue stippling surrounds the foliage, while a vertical fold line bisects the composition. The organic, sprawling forms and saturated pigments create a delicate contrast against the plain, textured paper.

Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Climbing Blue Flowers)

1700s

Zhang Ruoai

(Chinese, 1713–1746)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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