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Landscapes and Flowers

Wang Shishen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork, titled "Landscapes and Flowers" by Wang Shishen, features a painting of a flowering plant with pink flowers and green leaves on a beige background. The plant has a long stem with multiple branches extending from it, bearing clusters of pink flowers with purple centers and green leaves that vary in shape and size. Some of the leaves are long and thin, while others are shorter and wider. The leaves and stems are depicted in various shades of green. On the left side of the painting, there is a vertical column of black Chinese characters written in a calligraphic style. Two red seals are present: one is located at the bottom-left corner of the painting, and the other is situated at the bottom-right corner. The artwork is set against a beige background with a slightly darker beige border around it.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1745
Medium
Album of eight paintings; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 471 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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