Qiu xiang (Autumn Fragrance)
Qi Baishi, Qiu xiang (Autumn Fragrance), 1945/1955, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Donald and Mel Jenkins, © unknown, research required, 67.15.5
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- Title
Qiu xiang (Autumn Fragrance)
- Related Titles
original language: 秋香
translated: Autumn Fragrance
transliterated: Qiu xiang
- Artist
- Date
1945/1955
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 8 7/8 in x 12 1/4 in; sheet: 12 9/16 in x 12 1/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
seal: 齊大, printed, lower right Transliteration: Qida Language: Chinese
signature: 白石老人, printed, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Baishi laoren (Old man White Stone) Language: Chinese Description: signature
inscription: 秋香, printed, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Qiu xiang (Autumn Fragrance) Language: Chinese Description: title
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Chinese
- Credit Line
Gift of Donald and Mel Jenkins
- Accession Number
67.15.5
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Baishi often chose vegetables, fruits, or flowers that are abundant in autumn as subjects for his paintings. Here, the flower is golden osmanthus fragrans, (金桂花 jinguihua). An evergreen shrub native to southwestern China, golden osmanthus fragrans is also found in Hunan Province, where the artist spent his childhood. The rich fragrance of this flower wafting on the air is a sign of the onset of autumn. The flower is also known as the Nine League Blossom (九里花 jiulihua), because the scent can be detected two miles away.
