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Grasshopper on Rock

Wen Liang

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a grasshopper on a rock. The grasshopper is large and black with white spots. It has long antennae and six legs. The grasshopper appears to be on a rock or cliff on the right side of the image. There are green leaves and red seed pods on long stems extending from the bottom-left toward the center. The background of the artwork is brown. The artwork appears to be on a beige mat. The artist's name, Wen Liang, is written in cursive at the bottom right.

Artwork details

Date:
15th century
Medium:
Miniature from album of eleven paintings; ink and color on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 371 px
Museum record:
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