The Orchid as a Female Metaphor: The orchid in paintings by Ma Shouzhen (1548-1604) and Xue Susu (c. 1573-1620)

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Engbers, Minke (2021)

The Orchid as a Female Metaphor: The orchid in paintings by Ma Shouzhen (1548-1604) and Xue Susu (c. 1573-1620)

Bachelor thesis | Chinastudies (BA)

The purpose of this thesis is to provide new insights into women painters in China, by investigating their use of orchids to symbolise femininity and in which ways the orchid became a theme for self-identification of female painters.

Author: Engbers, Minke

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Supervisors: Lin, Fan

ECTS Credits: 10

Language: en

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The Orchid as a Female Metaphor: The orchid in paintings by Ma Shouzhen (1548-1604) and Xue Susu (c. 1573-1620)