Jie zi tao hua
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Jie zi tao hua is a 1780 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting features a delicate branch adorned with flowers and fruit, set against a plain background. The branch is depicted in a gentle, curved line, with leaves and blossoms sprouting from it. The flowers are pink, while the fruit is green with red tips. In the upper left corner, Chinese characters are inscribed, adding an air of elegance to the piece. The overall effect is one of understated beauty, inviting the viewer to appreciate the simple charm of the natural world. To explore more works like this, consider delving into the Romanticism movement.
A rectangular watercolour painting from 1780 features a brown branch extending from the right side of the composition, adorned with green leaves, red five-petalled flowers, and bulbous fruits shaded in a purple gradient, possibly representing the jie zi tao hua plant. The work employs muted tones throughout. It was acquired from E. Parsons and entered the collection in 1889, as recorded in the Asia Department registers during a 2022 provenance research project.
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