Birds and Pines, ink on silk album leaf

Ink on silk in muted ochre tones shows several small birds perched on bare, twisting branches above a rock and clusters of pine needles. A second bird sits on a branch at left, and a seal in red appears at upper right.

Artist

Formerly attributed to Wu Zhen 吳鎮 (1280-1354)

Date

1368-1644

Medium

Ink on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2880 × 2785 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art