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Crabapple, China rose, and Indian flycatcher

Shen Quan (Shen Nanpin)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a vertical rectangular image with a tan background and a border around the edges. The border at the top and bottom is dark gray with a gold floral design. The main border around the tan area is gold with a floral pattern. There are two birds on a flowering branch that runs from the bottom center to the top right. The bird on the left is white with a blue back and tail, and an orange beak. The bird on the right is brown. The branch has green leaves and pink and white flowers. There are Chinese characters on the left side. The flowers include crabapple and China rose. The image also features an Indian flycatcher.

Artwork details

Date:
1750
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
343 × 623 px
Museum record:
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