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Silkworm

Ju Chao

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a fan-shaped artwork titled "Silkworm" by Ju Chao. The artwork features a silkworm on a beige fan-shaped background with a semi-circular cutout at the bottom. The silkworm is white with a rounded body and a small head, positioned on a cluster of green mulberry leaves. The leaves are painted in various shades of green and have a teardrop shape. There are some green stems with leaves extending from the cluster. On the right side of the fan, there is a red square seal with a white design inside, accompanied by some black Chinese calligraphy. A small red square seal is also present at the bottom left corner of the fan. The background of the image is plain white.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1859
Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 301 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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