Azaleas

Artist Chao Shao-an (Chinese, 1905 - 1998)

Datedated 1971

MaterialsInk and colors on paper

DimensionsH. 38 3/8 in x W. 37 3/4 in, H. 97.3 cm x W. 96.8 cm (image); H. 55 3/8 in x W. 41 15/16 in, H. 140.7 cm x W. 106.5 cm (overall)

Credit LineCollection of Master Chao Shao-An

Object number1992.239

DepartmentChinese Art

ClassificationsPainting

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Professor Chao Shao-an used to grow purple azaleas at his residence in Canton. In Hong Kong, the azaleas are mainly cinnabar red in color, but there also are white, yellow, pink, as well as purple ones. In the spring, the cinnabar-red azaleas bloom in the Hong Kong botanical Garden and present a magnificent sight as one drives up Garden Road.

Inscription: Xinhai year (1971), spring, third month; a time when the beauty and fragrance of the azalea flowers are at their peak. Chao Shao-an, at the Lingnan Art Studio.

三月杜鵑紅
辛亥春三月杜宇芳菲之候
趙少昂於嶺南藝苑

印章:
趙 (朱文)
少昂 (白文)
蟬嫣室 (白文)

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