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Hanging

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark blue square fabric with a colorful floral and tree design. The fabric has a tree with white blossoms on the right side. The tree has two thick, light-colored trunks and several branches. There are pink, yellow, blue, and white flowers, and green leaves around the tree. A green bird flies on the left side, and a red and orange bird is perched on a branch. The background of the image is black, and there is a small gray and white scale on the left side of the fabric. The fabric is titled "Hanging" and is by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Silk; on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 562 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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