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A hundred flowers
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Artist
Ju Lian
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Year
1875
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Media
Handscroll (section), ink and colour on silk
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Dimensions
36.5 x 617 cm
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Museum No.
FA1983.0207
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Description
Ju Lian, courtesy name Guquan, studied painting under his cousin Ju Chao. One of the masterpieces among his extant works, A hundred flowers, a monumental handscroll measuring over six hundred centimetres, is a comprehensive composition that is exquisitely executed and meticulously coloured with vividly depicted flowers. The elegant bird-and flower tradition, which prospered at the Song Painting Academy, was first refined by Chen Chun (1483-1544) and further enhanced by Ju Lian using a method known as water and pigment infusion, a special technique that he himself developed. Taking the traditional boneless method as his basis, Ju deposited water and pigment onto the wet painted surface, and this then dried to form a clearly defined boundary, similar to the effect gained with the outline method. A hundred flowers is one of the best examples of this technique.
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—Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
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