Peony and Orchids in Spring, from Seasonal Flowers (Translation)
蘭花牡丹圖軸 近現代 孔宣 紙本設色 (Primary Title)
Kong Xuan, Chinese, 1873 - 1926 (Artist)
Kong Xuan applied remarkable brushwork and light colors to depict these springtime blooms of orchids and peonies. Born in Qufu, Shandong Province, Kong Xuan spent most of his life in Shanghai. His art, characterized by a painterly style and effects of light and shadow, engenders an immediate appeal with its decorative beauty, symbolizing harmony between nature and mankind.
Modern period (1912-present)
子瑜 Ziyu; 宣 Xuan
素王後裔 Suwang houyi; 宣印 Xuan yin; 宣 Xuan
弌品富貴，曾見新羅山人筆意，子瑜宣摹于沪上拙盦 (The first rank in wealth and noble, painted by Ziyu, Xuan after the brushwork of Xinluo shanren [Hua Yan, 1682-1756] at the Zhuolu Studio in Hushang [Shanghai]).
Kathleen Boone Samuels Memorial Fund
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