Chen Peiqiu, Bird on Autumn Branches, Hanging Scroll
Details: 69×37
Description: Artist: Chen Peiqiu (1923–2020), born in Nanyang, Henan. A master of modern Shanghai school painting, excelling in landscape and flower-and-bird painting, her works integrate Song-Yuan classical spirit with contemporary aesthetics.
Material: Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
Inscription: Painted by Peiqiu
Seals: Two red artist seals
Provenance: Old private collection
Publication: No recorded publication
Description
This work *Bird on Autumn Branches* is a representative flower-and-bird painting by Chen Peiqiu. The painting depicts an ancient gnarled tree with twisting branches dotted with golden berries. Washed ink forms misty background, creating a strong sense of depth and void. A colourful bird perches quietly on the main trunk, rendered with vivid hues of blue, red, yellow and black, finely detailed and lifelike.
Chen employs epigraphic brushwork for the tree, with powerful, rugged lines, alternating dry and wet ink to build layered texture. The bird is painted in a mixed fine-and-freehand style, delicate yet not rigid, forming a perfect visual contrast with the expressive tree. The composition is full and well-balanced, carrying timeless literati charm and lively observation of nature. It is a fine representative flower-and-bird work of Chen Peiqiu.
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Details: 69×37
Description: Artist: Chen Peiqiu (1923–2020), born in Nanyang, Henan. A master of modern Shanghai school painting, excelling in landscape and flower-and-bird painting, her works integrate Song-Yuan classical spirit with contemporary aesthetics.
Material: Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
Inscription: Painted by Peiqiu
Seals: Two red artist seals
Provenance: Old private collection
Publication: No recorded publication
Description
This work *Bird on Autumn Branches* is a representative flower-and-bird painting by Chen Peiqiu. The painting depicts an ancient gnarled tree with twisting branches dotted with golden berries. Washed ink forms misty background, creating a strong sense of depth and void. A colourful bird perches quietly on the main trunk, rendered with vivid hues of blue, red, yellow and black, finely detailed and lifelike.
Chen employs epigraphic brushwork for the tree, with powerful, rugged lines, alternating dry and wet ink to build layered texture. The bird is painted in a mixed fine-and-freehand style, delicate yet not rigid, forming a perfect visual contrast with the expressive tree. The composition is full and well-balanced, carrying timeless literati charm and lively observation of nature. It is a fine representative flower-and-bird work of Chen Peiqiu.
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Time, Location
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