Beauties

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.:	63.58.1
Type:	painting; costumes
Artist/Maker:	Zhang Danzhuang (?)
Date of production:	End of the 18th century Qing dynasty
Place of production:	China

Marks:	Named by"Danzhuang” and two red seals.
Materials:	silk
Techniques:	ink
Dimensions:	width: 22.3 cm length: 30.2 cm

The term album painting refers to the East Asian genre of small sized, un-mounted pictures. Thematic groups of paintings are arranged in series and collected bound together in volumes or folded leaflets. The second album sheet represents two ladies partly hidden behind each other, leaning towards the orchid held by their companion. See the other two sheets: inv. nos.: 63.57.1 and 63.59.1.

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