Feeding Cranes, after Hua Yen
Artist
Chu Hsin
(Chinese, active late 18th century)
CultureChinese
Daten.d.
MediumFan painting; ink and color on paper
Dimensions6 11/16 x 20 1/16 in. (17 x 51 cm)
Classificationspaintings
Credit LineGift of Charles Millard
Object number2019.26.82
DescriptionA man clad in scholar's garb stands in a courtyard in front of a house framed by pines to the right and left. One hand is raised as if admonishing the two servant boys before him who are engaged in feeding a pair of cranes. The composition is designed so as to provide a backdrop for the main scene, which is organizedto place primary emphasis on the interactions of figures and birds, creating a simple but highly effective work of art.
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