Blossoming Plum

Tang Yifen Chinese

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A poet, calligrapher, and painter as well as a student of astronomy, geography, and music, Tang Yifen was renowned for his paintings of plum blossoms. According to his inscription, these four paintings were originally part of a twelve-leaf album inspired by the Yangzhou eccentric and master plum painter Jin Nong (1687–1763).

Blossoming Plum, Tang Yifen (Chinese, 1778–1853), Four album leaves; ink on gold-flecked paper, China

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Blossoming Plum, Tang Yifen (Chinese, 1778–1853), Four album leaves; ink on gold-flecked paper, China
Blossoming Plum, Tang Yifen (Chinese, 1778–1853), Four album leaves; ink on gold-flecked paper, China
Blossoming Plum, Tang Yifen (Chinese, 1778–1853), Four album leaves; ink on gold-flecked paper, China
Blossoming Plum, Tang Yifen (Chinese, 1778–1853), Four album leaves; ink on gold-flecked paper, China

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