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Hibiscus and Egret

Jiang Tingxi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A painting of a white egret standing under a flowering shrub. The painting is long and thin. A white egret with a long neck and long beak faces left. It stands on a rocky area filled with greenery. A shrub with green leaves and large white flowers grows from behind the bird. The background is brown. There are two red seals in the top left and black writing on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1724
Medium:
Framed scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
341 × 624 px
Museum record:
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