Shan dan hua
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Shan dan hua is a 1780 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two branches of a plant with bright red berries and green leaves. The background has a quiet pond with rocks and grass, painted in soft blues and greens. The berries stand out against the leaves, and the whole scene looks calm and simple. The title *Shan dan hua* means "mountain ash berries," a plant often linked to nature in Chinese art. The careful brushwork keeps the colors clean and fresh. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A rectangular watercolour painting from 1780 in subdued tones shows a sparsely leaved tree bearing clusters of small red flowers, possibly representing shan dan hua. The work 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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