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| Keywords: Zhang Xiong - Peonies - Walters 35101G.jpg This album of 16 paintings by artists active in Shanghai during the 1860s and 1870s is dedicated to the original owner Mr Xu Hongting The red and white peonies are flowers of the summer months and they are traditionally associated with wishes for prosperity and good fortune In pairing the white and red flowers the artist also inspires thoughts of harmony in marriage and strength within the family between 1860 1880 ink and color on paper mounted on cloth cm 38 9 38 4 accession number 35 101G 77227 Xu Hongting Hsü Hung-t'ing date and mode of acquisition unknown Liu Song-bu Liu Sung-pu Shanghai date and mode of acquisition unknown Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco China Pavilion 1915 no 285 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1915 place of origin Shanghai China Walters Art Museum license 2D Chinese paintings in the Walters Art Museum Zhang Xiong 1803-1886 Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
