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Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Butterflies and Peach Blossoms
1832
Museum Purchase made possible by the Richard K. Beardsley Memorial Fund, supplemented by funds from the Friends
1980/1.220A
A scholar sits in a relaxed posture at his desk looking at cut plum blossoms in a white vase; before him is an empty sheet of paper and ink stone, and by his side an attendant is boiling water for tea. A crane tucks her head and leg to keep herself warm in the cold winter air. The scholar seems to be contemplating a subject to be drawn or written, perhaps related to the flowers.
Gai Qi
Scholar's Winter Retreat
1815 – 1825
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1981/2.133
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