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European Couple and Child Playing with Parrot

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a scene with a European couple and a child playing with a parrot. The man wears a red coat with gold buttons, white stockings, and black shoes, and a black tricorn hat. He stands on the left side, holding a white object in his right hand. The woman wears a light-colored dress and stands in a glass-enclosed aviary with a blue and green parrot on a perch. A young child stands beside the woman. In the background, a large stone planter with plants sits on the floor. The room has brown walls and a brown floor. In the background, through an opening in the room, a man and a child sit on a low wall, with hills behind them. The man wears an orange robe and the child wears a blue robe. The image has a beige border.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
469 × 625 px
Museum record:
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