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Girl Arranging Flowers

Gai Qi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts two women in traditional Chinese clothing. One woman sits on a round mat on the floor, facing away from the viewer, wearing a white dress and pink shawl. The other woman stands on a rocky outcropping, holding a branch with sparse leaves, wearing a white dress and green shawl. The standing woman's head is bowed down towards the seated woman. The background is a light-brown color with some darker brown shading around the rocky outcropping. There are several lines of Chinese calligraphy on the right side of the painting. The painting has a white border around it.

Artwork Details

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
296 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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