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Two Beauties Inspect a Golden Lotus

雙美觀金蓮

1736–95

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period

(1736–95)
Medium
Hanging scroll; polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Image: 103 x 55.9 cm (40 9/16 x 22 in.); Mounted: 157 x 68 cm (61 13/16 x 26 3/4 in.); Mounted with knobs: 157 x 74 cm (61 13/16 x 29 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2025.57
Public Domain
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Woodblock printing in color reached a height in China in the 1600s to 1700s. The prints were executed by means of sets of separate blocks, each carved to print a different color.

Description

In the 1600s, printing flourished in such Jiangnan cities as Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Huizhou, evolving from privately enjoyed illustrated books printed in color to more commercialized single-sheet color prints that were hung on walls and became part of the rich urban visual culture.
A polychrome woodblock print on a hanging scroll depicts two women with light skin tones seated on a patterned bench. One woman wears a blue and gold robe, while the other wears dark green. They both look toward a small red object. A potted pine tree is on the left, and a tall clock stands on the right. Japanese calligraphy and a red seal mark the upper left.

Two Beauties Inspect a Golden Lotus

1736–95

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)

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