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Birds and Narcissus

Xu Xiang

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a fan with a painting on it. The fan is semi-circular and beige. On the left side of the fan, two gray and white birds are perched on a branch. The bird on the left faces left and has an insect in its mouth. The bird on the right faces right. Behind the birds, there are gray mountains. On the right side of the fan, there are several white flowers with green stems and leaves. There is black Chinese calligraphy on the right side of the fan. There are two small red stamps, one on the bottom left and one on the top right. A ruler is placed in front of the fan. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1883
Medium:
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 349 px
Museum record:
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