Flower-and-Bird Finger Painting from an Album of Ten Leaves, 1684
Gao Qipeiexpand_more
Ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 99.176.8
On View in Gallery 218expand_more
Gao Qipei was born in Jiangxi to a family of Manchu ethnicity. He was a successful official in southern China, but is best known today as a painter. He initially gained reputation painting landscapes and figures in traditional style. By age twenty, he became known as an eccentric who preferred using his fingers instead of a brush. Some earlier painters had also preferred finger painting, but Kao went further. He grew his fingernails long to make them more effect instruments, and used his entire hand in a highly individualized style.
Details
- Title
- Flower-and-Bird Finger Painting from an Album of Ten Leaves
- Artist Life
- 1660 - 1734
- Role
- Maker
- Dimension
- H.9-5/8 x W.12-9/16 in. (image)
- Accession Number
- 99.176.8
- Curator Approved
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