

Fan-shaped artwork with a curved top and straight bottom edge. The artwork features a bird perched on a rock. The bird faces right and has a light brown body with a white speckled chest, dark brown wings, and a long orange tail. To the right of the bird is a flowering branch with blue-green leaves and pink flowers. The branch extends from the center to the right side of the fan. On the left side, there is a cluster of blue-green leaves and pink flowers behind the bird. The fan's background is beige with radiating lines. There are Chinese characters written in black ink on the top left side. A small red seal is located at the bottom left corner. The background behind the fan is plain and off-white.
Artwork Details
- Date
- dated 1879
- Medium
- Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
- Culture
- China
- Dimensions
- 599 × 291 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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