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Peonies Zhu Lian ink and color on silk

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Peonies

Zhu Lian

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 1887

Titles Peonies (Proper)
Artist Ju Lian, Chinese, 1828 - 1904
Medium ink and color on silk
Dimensions 10 1/8 in. Diam. (25.7 cm)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds from the Endowed Fund for Acquisitions and the Birmingham Asian Art Society, 1988.82.54
Work Type fan painting
Classification Paintings

Signature Zhu Lian
Marks Seal: Gu chuan
Inscription For the approval of Feng wen er xiong da ren, in the spring of ding-hai (1887), Zhu Lian.

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