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Purple Lichees and Bird

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown rounded rectangle with curved top. A teal and black bird on brown branch with green leaves and purple fruit. The bird's belly is white. The bird faces left. The fruit hangs from bottom-center to top-right. A beige border surrounds the image. A vertical brown rectangle on the top right contains black Asian script. More black script runs vertically down the right center.

Artwork Details

Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 586 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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