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Pear Blossoms

Unidentified

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of a branch with white flowers and green leaves on a beige background. The branch extends from the bottom-left corner and curves up to the top center. The branch has several smaller branches with white flowers and green leaves. There are numerous red seals and stamps on the right side of the painting. The seals are mostly rectangular and square in shape. Some of the seals have Chinese characters. There is one large circular red seal at the top right. The background of the painting is beige with vertical lines. The painting has a thin gold border around the edges.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1280
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 274 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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