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A painted image of three large white flowers with thorny stems and leaves. There is Chinese writing on the left.

The painted ink image features three round, white flowers that fade to yellow in the centers. They are right-of-center with thorny stems that are angled towards the bottom-left. There are many small, green leaves along the bottom of the flowers. The center flower is larger and more open than the other two flowers by its sides. On the left side of the image are three vertical rows of Chinese writing in black ink. There is a small red outlined symbol that is square in shape to the bottom left of the writing. The background is off-white.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.381.5
People
Zhang Xiong 張熊, Chinese (1803 - 1886)
Title
Roses (One of Twelve Album Leaves)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Flowers of the Twelve Months
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
album leaf, painting
Date
1859
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201173

Physical Descriptions

Medium
One leaf from an album of eleven (originally twelve) leaves; ink and color on paper; with signature of the artist reading 'Zixiang'
Dimensions
16.6 x 22.1 cm (6 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper left, ink on paper, calligraphy, Chinese, signed: Tzu-hsiang

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.381.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Chinese and Japanese Painting of the Early Modern Era, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/27/1993 - 07/04/1993
  • East Asia in the Nineteenth Century, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/05/1994 - 08/21/1994
  • Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003

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