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Album Containing Twelve Paintings of Flowers

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beige fabric with blue border. Pink peony in center. Blue flower and orange butterfly to right of pink flower. Green leaves throughout. Two yellow chrysanthemums behind pink flower. Small red flowers to bottom right. Red and black butterfly above blue flower. Butterfly has clear wings.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Album of twelve leaves; color on pith paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
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