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Magnolia

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of magnolia flowers. The painting features a branch with several white flowers and green leaves on a brown background. The branch extends from the bottom-left corner to the right side of the image. It has several white magnolia flowers with brown centers and green leaves. The flowers have five petals each. The background of the painting is a light-brown color. There is a thin gold line running along the top and bottom edges of the painting. The painting appears to be done on a long, rectangular piece of paper or silk. The paper or silk has small holes along the top edge, possibly for mounting. The overall style of the painting is traditional and simple.

Artwork details

Date:
Spurious date of 1549
Medium:
Handscroll; color on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 288 px
Museum record:
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