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Xu Wei: Q132599189  wikidata:Q132599189 reasonator:Q132599189
Artist
Xu Wei (1521–1593)  wikidata:Q890211 s:zh:Author:徐渭
 
Xu Wei
Alternative names
Hsu Wei, Hsü Wei
Description Chinese painter, poet, writer, playwright, calligrapher and literary
Date of birth/death 1521 Edit this at Wikidata 1593 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Chekiang (China) Chekiang (China)
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Chekiang, Beijing
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artist QS:P170,Q890211
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Title
中文：​徐渭 花卉图卷
Object type painting / furnishings / work of art Edit this at Wikidata
Genre Q133538767 Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Xu Wei's Flower Scroll of Ming Dynasty

Featuring: Peony, hydrangea, orchid, apricot blossom, lotus, chrysanthemum, begonia, daylily, pomegranate, plum blossom, daffodil, bamboo, four seasons.

This scroll has 16 sections, each with a poem and seal by the author. Xu Wei's paintings are characterized by wildness and self-adaptation. This scroll uses ink and light colors to depict peonies, orchids, lotuses, chrysanthemums, daffodils, etc. Next to each flower, he wrote a seven-character quatrain, using the allegorical method of using objects to express his thoughts and feelings, personifying the different characteristics of flowers and expressing the author's thoughts and feelings. The brushwork is smooth and the ink is flowing, and the poetry, calligraphy and painting complement each other. It is a representative work of Xu Wei's flower paintings.
Date Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Edit this at Wikidata
Medium paper, ink wash and xieyi painting Edit this at Wikidata Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 33.5 cm (13.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 522.8 cm (17.1 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+33.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+522.8U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1051293
Place of creation Ming dynasty Edit this at Wikidata
References https://www.shanghaimuseum.net/mu/frontend/pg/article/id/CI00000935 (Chinese) Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer https://www.shanghaimuseum.net/mu/frontend/pg/article/id/CI00000935

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Xu Wei's Flower Scroll of Ming Dynasty, featuring peony, hydrangea, orchid, apricot blossom, lotus, chrysanthemum, begonia, daylily, pomegranate, plum blossom, daffodil, bamboo, four seasons.

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