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The Hundred Birds

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a painting titled "The Hundred Birds" by an Unidentified artist. The painting depicts numerous birds on a brown background. The background is brown with darker brown and black splotches and lines throughout. Many birds of various types and colors including brown, white, black, gray, and red are scattered throughout the painting. Some of the birds are perched on branches. The painting appears to be old and worn with faded and chipped paint. The right side of the painting appears to be cut off. The painting takes up the entire image with no visible frame. The image is rectangular.

Artwork Details

Medium
Handscroll; color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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