Peony

Ren Xiong

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fan-shaped artwork with a semi-circular top edge and a curved bottom edge. The artwork depicts a pink peony flower with green leaves on a stem on the left, and a potted plant with long, spiky green leaves on the right. The potted plant sits on a gray rock. The background of the artwork is a mottled brown color. There are several lines of black Chinese calligraphy on the right side of the artwork, accompanied by two small red seals. The artwork is set against a plain beige background. The title of the artwork is "Peony" and the artist is "Ren Xiong".