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Ma Yuanyu
IrisesQing dynasty, dated 1690

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Ink and color drawing on cream paper of two open irises and a bud with lavender and dark purple spotted petals, rising above long blue-green leaves, with two red seal impressions at lower left

Ma Yuanyu, Irises, Qing dynasty, dated 1690, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Art Museum Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ma Yuanyu
Title
Irises
Place Made
China
Date Made
Qing dynasty, dated 1690
Medium
Thirteen-leaf album, ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 11 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (29.21 x 23.81 cm); Mount: 16 1/4 x 14 in. (41.28 x 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Art Museum Council
Accession Number
M.83.6.5
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.

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