Orchids and Rock, from Eight Designs of Flowers

A muted brown silk ground shows slender green orchid leaves arching across the lower left, with small pale orchid blossoms among them. Dark rocks sit at the lower right edge, and a red seal stamp appears in the upper right corner.

Artist

Formerly attributed to Huang Jucai (933-after 993)

Date

1368-1644

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2611 × 3231 px

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