Bada Shanren, Lotus and Ducks


The angry ducks of Bada Shanren.


Bada Shanren 八大山人 (朱耷), Lotus and Ducks (colophon by Wu Changshuo 吳昌碩), c. 1696 (Qing dynasty), ink on paper (hanging scroll), image 185 x 95.8 cm (Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution). Speakers: Stephen D. Allee, Associate Curator for Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution and Steven Zucker.

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Cite this page as: Stephen D. Allee, Freer Gallery of Art and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Bada Shanren, Lotus and Ducks," in Smarthistory, December 4, 2019, accessed March 18, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/bada-shanren-lotus-and-ducks/.