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Album of Plum Blossoms
- Museum No.
- AK552
Photo No：432-10703-1
Color type：Color
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| Title | Album of Plum Blossoms |
|---|---|
| Designation | |
| Artist | Li Fangying |
| Category | Painting (A), Chinese Painting, Flowers and Birds Painting |
| Country | China |
| Period | Qing |
| Century | 18th |
| Year | 1754 |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 22.8cm Width 37cm |
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Ink paintings of plum blossoms became popular in China at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, with the appearance of master painters such as Huaguang Zhongren, Yang Wujiu, Wang Mian and Liu Shiru. One of the representative artists of ink plum-blossom paintings in the Qing dynasty is Li Fangying (1696-1755). Though his plum-blossom painting style is traditional, it also has a fresh originality. His brush strokes and ink use are clean and simple. In this work, he skillfully incorporates dark ink, light ink and white spaces within a single, short, plum branch.
Li Fangying was born in Tongzhou (Jiansu Nantong) in Yangzhou Province, where he is recognized as one of the "Eight Unique Yangzhou Artists" due to his varied painting style
This album was painted in the garden of Mr. Xiang in Jinling (Nanking), where Li Fangying lived after being removed from local government. It is a masterpiece from a time in the artist's life when he was most deeply involved in art and painted his finest works.
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