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Title

Lotus and a poem in running script

Artist

Shen Yuhuan

China

1906 – post 1950

Alternate image of Lotus and a poem in running script by Shen Yuhuan
Alternate image of Lotus and a poem in running script by Shen Yuhuan
Alternate image of Lotus and a poem in running script by Shen Yuhuan

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    China
    Media category
    Painting
    Materials used
    fan; ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    31.0 x 49.4 cm
    Credit
    Gift of Dr. James Hayes 2009
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    202.2009
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Shen Yuhuan

    Works in the collection

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  • About

    Shen Yuhuan, a native of Suzhou in Jiangsu, was the younger sister of Shen Junru (1875-1963). She was a renown Chinese politician and the first President of the People’ Supreme Court of China. After 1949, she served as a researcher at the Shanghai Literature and History Archives, and excelled in calligraphy, painting and seal carving.

    Asian Art Department, AGNSW, April 2009.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    China

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition