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Plum Blossoms in Full Bloom
Plum Blossoms in Full Bloom

Plum Blossoms in Full Bloom

Artist Fang Zhaoling Chinese, 1914 - 2006
Date1997
MaterialsInk and colors on paper
DimensionsH. 27 in x W. 17 1/2 in, H. 68.6 cm x W. 44.4 cm (image); H. 82 in x W. 25 1/2 in, H. 208.3 cm x W. 64.8 cm (overall)
Credit LineGift of the artist's children
Object number2005.14
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
InscribedInscribed: dingzhou year (1997), Fang Zhaoling
Text Entries
Inscribed:
The cyclical year dingzhou [1997], Fang Zhaoling

This study of plum trees in full bloom is an example of Fang Zhaoling's deft use of bold brushwork and splashes of color. Many of the plum blossoms consist of dots of color that she splashed onto the paper and then touched up with brush and ink.