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Painting of two sparrows on a branch beside pomegranates and red blossoms against a tan background.

Birds, fruit, and flowers

A painting on silk shows two small brown sparrows perched on a slender branch beside pomegranates split open to reveal red seeds and a cluster of pale berries. Flowering sprigs with red blossoms and soft green leaves fill the upper and lower corners against a plain golden-tan ground.

Artist
Wu Zhang (1671-after 1741)
Date
1741
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2554 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1741).
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

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