This Qianlong period famille rose vase of naked lady lillies features a pair of dancing grey fantails, provocatively using their beautiful fan tails to reinterpret this cheeky burlesque dance… get it… fan dance, naked ladies… sorry not sorry… I do like my visual puns.
This painting was in my Ginger and Honey Exhibition at Michael Reid Sydney.
Fan Dance
Watercolour on handmade 100% cotton paper
Paper size 80cm x 57cm
Private Collection