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Plum-blossom study

CHEN Hongshou
Plum-blossom study
 (mid 1640s)

Medium
ink on paper

Measurements
128.8 × 55.5 cm (image and sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1991

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Inscription
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (in image) c.l.: (Hongshou wrote this for the appreciation of Erh-fu, his elder brother in poetry)
stamped in red ink (in relief) (in Chinese characters) (in image) l.l.: (Chen Hongshou yin / Zhanghou Shi)

Accession Number
AS1-1991

Department
Asian Art

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