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Orchids, Spider, and Rock

Gao JianfuWW-1934-525278

1934·Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper·51 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (131.4 x 41.3 cm)

Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986

Catalogue

Year: 1934
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 51 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (131.4 x 41.3 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Gao Jianfu

Artist

Gao Jianfu

Gao Jianfu was a Chinese artist active before and during World War II. He is known for leading the Lingnan School's effort to modernize Chinese traditional painting as a "new national art". Along with his brother Gao Qifeng and friend Chen Shuren, Gao Jianfu brought the nihonga style of painting to China.

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