Artwork
清 惲壽平 花卉圖 摺扇|Carnations and amaranthus
清 惲壽平 花卉圖 摺扇|Carnations and amaranthus is a paint painting by the Baroque artist Yun Shouping. It dates from 1667 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1989.363.148
- Credit line
- Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The composition focuses entirely on these flowers, rendered in color on paper within the format of a folding fan mounted as an album leaf.
Created in 1667 by Yun Shouping, this work depicts a floral still life featuring carnations and amaranthus. The composition focuses entirely on these flowers, rendered in color on paper within the format of a folding fan mounted as an album leaf. As a piece of Chinese genre painting from the Qing dynasty, the artwork represents the natural beauty of its botanical subjects without additional narrative elements or complex iconography described in the available records.
Technique & Style
Created in 1667, this work by Yun Shouping is executed in color on paper. The artist originally painted the composition on a folding fan, which was subsequently mounted as an album leaf. The piece measures 17 cm in height and 50.8 cm in width.
As a still-life genre work, the painting depicts flowers, specifically carnations and amaranthus, rendered with the colored medium characteristic of the artist's style on the paper support.
History & Provenance
Yun Shouping's folding fan painting of carnations and amaranthus was created in 1667. The work, executed in color on paper and later mounted as an album leaf, originated in China. It is now held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The sources do not document any earlier owners, intermediate custodians, or commission details prior to its entry into the Metropolitan Museum of Art, nor do they record acquisition circumstances such as purchase, donation, or bequest.
The folding fan painting is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as recorded in the work's institutional data. According to the collection record, it belongs to the museum's holdings of Chinese paintings.
No specific accession number is provided in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.
Overview
Created in 1667 by Yun Shouping, a leading painter of the early Qing period and member of the renowned Six Masters, this work presents a delicate still‑life of blossoms. Executed in color on paper and attached to a folding‑fan album leaf, the piece shows a solitary pink carnation accompanied by a sprig of red amaranth, rendered with a light, airy touch.
Artist & collection
Artist
Yun Shouping (Chinese: 惲壽平; 1633 – 1690), also known as Nantian (Chinese: 南田), was a Chinese calligrapher and painter.
