Orchids
printed 1922
Medium
Hanging scroll of polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 43 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (110.5 x 30.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 68 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (174 x 41.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 68 1/2 x 20 in. (174 x 50.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
China · Modern period
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1924
Accession Number
CP267
Art Historical Context
Zhang Yujian's *Orchids*, printed in 1922, the timeless elegance of this revered flower in Chinese art. As a hanging scroll polychrome woodblock print in ink and color on paper, measures an impressive 43½ x 11⅞ inches for the image alone, designed to unfurl dramatically in a traditional mounting reaching over 68 inches tall. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 4, this work resides in the Metropolitan Museum of's Asian Art department,ifying China's modern period (late Qing to Republican era) when artists blended heritage with innovation. The medium is particularly noteworthy: woodblock printin...