OrchidLu WeihuaNone
Yangzhou Museum
This embroidery piece is based on the painting of Li Fangying (1695-1755 AD), one of the painters known as the “Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou”. In traditional Chinese culture, orchid has been taken as a cultural symbol by writers and painters to express their own inner world. The embroiderer mainly employed long and short stitches (changduan zhen, 长短针) to illustrate the slim and graceful orchid leaves. Her skillful application of embroidery techniques successfully transferred the unrestrained brushwork from the painting onto the embroidery, which shed light on the happy mind of the painter while working on the artwork, as well as his pursuit of virtue and noble characters.
Lu Weihua
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Yangzhou Museum (Yangzhou, People's Republic of China)
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About this artwork
- Title: Orchid
- Artist: Lu Weihua
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Yangzhou Museum
- Color hue: Ochre to Sepia
- Perceived brightness: brilliant
Questions & Answers
How intense are the colors in "Orchid" by Lu Weihua?
"Orchid" by Lu Weihua shows a monochromatic color intensity.
What orientation does "Orchid" by Lu Weihua have?
"Orchid" by Lu Weihua has a landscape format. The format describes the proportions of the composition.
What colors dominate "Orchid" by Lu Weihua?
The color identity of "Orchid" by Lu Weihua: a pastels palette, dominated by white (#f5f4ef).