Gourds, 1932
Zhao Yunheexpand_more
Ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2003.199.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
In Chinese popular culture, there has long been a convention of using plants or animals to embody certain propitious meanings. The image of melons-gourds in this case-connected one to another by vines, suggests generations of sons and grandsons stretching on without interruption. The pun comes from the word dai (belt)-the vine-linked melons-that provides a homophone on the word dai (generations).
Details
- Title
- Gourds
- Artist Life
- 1874 - 1955
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2003.199.2
- Curator Approved
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