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Red Peony, folio 17 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A large, pink peony flower with green stem and green leaves. The flower is positioned mostly on the top half and center of the image. The stem and leaves are below the flower. A thin, reddish-brown border surrounds the image of the flower. The border consists of a rectangle with a second, smaller rectangle inside. The flower and border are on a piece of beige paper. The paper appears old and worn. The right edge of the paper is bound into a book with other similar pages.

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582 × 900 px
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