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Flowers of the Four Seasons  1800

by Anonymous

Meticulously outlined and colored with a finely tapered brush, these multiseasonal flowers—including iris, peony, lotus, poppy, lily, narcissus, chrysanthemum, nandina berry, and plum—display a draftsman-like style mastered by court artists. The inscription on this painting attributes its image of floral abundance to Yongrong, the sixth son of the Qianlong emperor (r. 1735...
Size: 
136.2 × 70.7 cm (53 5/8 × 27 7/8in.)
Medium: 
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago