Painting on brown silk of two white cats near a gnarled rock, with pink flowers, bamboo branches, and a small bird in the background.

Cats, Birds, and Flowers, Ming Dynasty Hanging Scroll

A hanging scroll painted in ink and color on silk shows two white cats beside a gnarled rock, one crouching at lower left and one resting atop the rock. Pink blossoms, bamboo, and a small bird perch in the muted brown background.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 15th century
Medium: Ink and color on silk
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size: 1054 × 2053 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1500).
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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