Xian'e Changchun Album - Lotus and Butterfly
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Title
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Xian'e Changchun Album - Lotus and Butterfly
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Description
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Lang Shining was an Italian who entered the Jesuit order as a novitiate at the age of 19. He studied both painting and architecture. He arrived in China at the age of 27 and came to serve the Ch’ing court as a painter. He excelled at painting figures, birds and flowers, and especially dogs and horses. This is the 13th leaf from his Album of Flowers. Colorful lotus blossoms bend gently in the breeze and form a companion for the caladium water plant for a full, rich scene. Butterflies fly among them to add a fresh, cool touch to the scene. The artist fused Chinese and Western techniques. The use of Western colors, in addition to Western chiaroscuro and perspective, make for a dedicated scene that is life-like and richly colored.
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Subject
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Castiglione, Chinese painting, empirical collection, flower, butterfly
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Publisher
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National Palace Museum
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Date Created
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between 1722 and 1735
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Format
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album leaf, ink, and colors on silk, height: 33.3 cm (13.1 in); width: 27.8 cm (10.9 in)
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Identifier
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故畫00122200013
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Source
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https://digitalarchive.npm.gov.tw/Painting/Content?pid=4966&Dept=P
