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Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings (Bats, rocks, flowers circular calligraphy)

Zhang Ruoai

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of a natural scene with plants, flowers, and bats. The painting is on a beige background and appears to be done on two panels, with a vertical line down the center. The top of the painting has a wavy line with gold accents. There are several green plants with blue leaves on the left side. A large green plant with red and yellow flowers is in the center. On the right side, there is a green plant with white flowers. There are five red and gold bats flying around the painting. There are also several yellow flowers scattered throughout the painting. In the center of the painting, there is a red circular seal with Chinese characters. There are gray and gold clouds in the top right corner. The painting appears to be an example of traditional Chinese art.

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900 × 652 px
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