
Birds and flowers
A vertical hanging scroll shows white and red blossoms, likely peonies, climbing through dense green foliage against a dark blue-green ground. Birds perch among the branches and rocks at the lower edge, rendered in fine ink and color.
- Artist
- Traditionally attributed to Huang Jucai (933-after 993)
- Date
- 15th-16th century
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
- Size
- 451 × 1342 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art
Español: Pájaros y flores, pergamino colgante de seda
Un pergamino vertical muestra flores blancas y rojas, probablemente peonías, que trepan entre un follaje verde denso sobre un fondo oscuro azul verdoso. Aves posadas entre las ramas y las rocas en la parte inferior completan la escena.
Português: Pássaros e flores, rolo vertical em seda
Um rolo vertical mostra flores brancas e vermelhas, provavelmente peônias, subindo por uma folhagem verde densa sobre um fundo azul-esverdeado escuro. Aves pousadas entre os galhos e as pedras na parte inferior completam a cena.