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Tree Peonies

Yun Shouping

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting features a brown background bordered with a thin white line and thicker brown; tree peonies in pink, white, and purple; and green leaves. The peonies are clustered in the center and on the left. The flowers have multiple rounded petals. The leaves are oval-shaped with pointed tips. There are some blue or black dots in the bottom half. The top left features four lines of Asian text. The bottom of the painting has a white border.

Artwork Details

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
365 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette