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Yanji with Orchids and Yang Guifei with Peonies

Genki (Komai Ki)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two long, narrow scrolls with a beige background and a dark green border. The scroll on the left features a woman wearing a green robe over a white dress, with dark hair, standing beside a plant with large pink flowers. The scroll on the right features a woman sitting on a rock, wearing a gold robe over a white dress, with dark hair pulled back, and a plant with long stems and leaves behind her. The scrolls have two long, thin gold strips hanging from the top, and a small wooden dowel at the bottom. The background behind the scrolls is black.

Artwork details

Date:
1785
Medium:
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 617 px
Museum record:
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