Hibiscus
Hibiscus

© Estate of Shi Lu

Hibiscus
Hibiscus

Currently not on view

Hibiscus,

1971

Shi Lu 石魯, 1919–1982
Chinese
Modern period, 1912–present
1998-131

Information

Title
Hibiscus
Dates

1971

Maker
Shi Lu 石魯
Medium
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 172.2 x 96.5 cm. (67 13/16 x 38 in.) Mount: 281.5 x 117 cm. (110 13/16 x 46 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-131
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
Signed: Shih Lu 'painted in Chang'an'
Inscription
Inscribed with two lines of poetry. Signed: Shih Lu "painted in Chang'an"
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist, "Shi Lu" 石魯, square relief
Culture
Chinese
Period
modern Chinese styles and periods
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
color, ink, paper (fiber product)
Subject
hibiscus, poems

–1998 John B. Elliott (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.

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