LIU DELIU (1806-1875)

BIRDS AND SEASONAL FLOWERS

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LIU DELIU (1806-1875)
Birds and Seasonal Flowers
Handscroll, ink and color on paper
Inscribed with the comment that the painting employs the style of Wang Wu (1632-1690)
Signed: Zihe Liu Deliu, with one seal
Dated the eleventh day of the third month, springtime of renchen year of the Daoguang era (1832)
12½ x 72 in. (31.8 x 183 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Liu Deliu was born in Wujiang, Jiangsu province and was the student of Yu Zhiding (1647-after 1709), who painted at the court of Emperor Kangxi. Liu was best known for his bird-and-flower paintings, and his renditions of plants, insects, and birds' plumage were particularly vivid.

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