Spray of Orchids (Clump of Iris)
Bada Shanren · Chinese, 1626-1705
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Spray of Orchids (Clump of Iris), Bada Shanren (1681), Princeton University Art Museum. Via artnap.com
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This ink painting on paper shows a spray of orchids with slender ink-wash leaves and pale grey blossoms rising from a clump of dark, sweeping strokes. A column of handwritten calligraphy and a red seal appear at the upper right. Bada Shanren made this work, dated 1681, and it is held by the Princeton University Art Museum.
