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Qian Xuan

14 works

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Two crested gray birds perch among white blossoms and pink buds on a branch, with a small insect near the lower right.

Flowers and Birds

first half of the 14th Century

Handscroll detail: a robed scholar in a canopied boat poled by an attendant, with blue mountains and red seals.

Ode on Returning Home

14th-15th century

Handscroll painting of robed figures at a banquet table and a musician beside a railing, tree, and ducks in a garden.

A garden party

1500

Handscroll painting of hibiscus, bamboo, chrysanthemums, two butterflies and a grasshopper on a golden silk ground.

Flowers, birds, and insects

1500

Painting of a scholar playing a zither under pine trees, with attendants and a red side table on a silk ground.

Playing the zither under pine trees

1640

Handscroll painting of a shirtless porter carrying baskets on a pole beside a woman in a green robe holding a plank.

Ge Hong moving house

1500

Handscroll painting of a red-robed figure with clasped hands beside a pine, with attendants and a sword on the right.

Emperor Shi Le reverencing a buddhist monk

1640

Painting of a woven basket filled with peonies, hibiscus, magnolia and red and orange flowers on a brown ground.

Basket of flowers

1500

Handscroll painting of scholars on horseback and attendants among trees and hills in a gentle landscape.

The eighteen scholars at a literary gathering

1600

Handscroll painting on silk of sparrows in flight and perched songbirds among bare branches and red berries.

Rabbits, birds, and flowers

1700

Hanging scroll of four children playing beneath a willow tree with red blossoms and a garden rock in the foreground.

Four children under a willow tree

1700

Scroll painting of two seated figures playing weiqi on a carved wooden couch, with a standing woman and a dog at right.

Emperor Minghuang and consort Yang Playing Weiqi

1700

Two brown doves perch on a branch with pale pear blossoms, surrounded by calligraphy and red seals on paper.

Doves and Pear Blossoms after Rain

1250

Handscroll painting of a grey squirrel on a branch beside ripe peaches and green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Squirrel on a Peach Branch

Browse 14 works by Qian Xuan from 5 museums, free to download in HD.