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Peonies on Paper, Chinese Export Botanical Painting, Peabody Essex
Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, June 17, 2003-July 18, 2004
《中國植物外銷畫：牡丹》，皮博迪艾塞克斯博物館，塞勒姆，馬薩
諸塞州，2003年6月17日-2004年7月18日

New Songs on Ancient Tunes, Honolulu Art Academy, Honolulu,
Hawaii, August 30-October 28, 2007
《古調新歌：費立哲神父珍藏十九及二十世紀中國書畫》，檀香山藝
術博物館，夏威夷，2007年8月30日至10月28日

Bao Huang, who used the courtesy name Peizhi, was a Mongol noble
from Jinan in Shandong province. Yousheng huaren zhuan recorded
him as a painter specializing in flower paintings.

The current lot is a fine example of such genre. As the viewer unrolls
the scroll, flowers from all seasons bloom continuously. Each flower
represents a different auspicious meaning. The artist applied the
gongbi technique, capturing the extravagance with the inclusion of all
the subtle details. From the inscription, it seems that Bao Huang was
familiar with Jiang Pu (1708-1761)’s work, who was the son of the
well-known flower painter Jiang Tingxi (1669-1732).

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