Flowers, plants, and insects
A horizontal painting on golden silk shows white and red blossoms, leafy plants and grasses rising from rocks beside water at left, with two pale insects drifting in the air. Fine ink outlines and soft mineral colors define the flowers and foliage in a Chinese ink-and-color manner.
- Artist
- Formerly attributed to Huang Quan (903-968)
- Date
- 16th century
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
- Size
- 4000 × 2528 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: Flores, plantas e insectos
Una pintura horizontal sobre seda dorada muestra flores blancas y rojas, plantas frondosas y hierbas que emergen de rocas junto al agua, a la izquierda, con dos insectos pálidos flotando en el aire. Líneas finas de tinta y colores minerales suaves definen las flores y el follaje al estilo chino de tinta y color.
Português: Flores, plantas e insetos
Uma pintura horizontal sobre seda dourada mostra flores brancas e vermelhas, plantas folhosas e capim que surgem de rochas junto à água, à esquerda, com dois insetos pálidos flutuando no ar. Traços finos de tinta e cores minerais suaves definem as flores e a folhagem no estilo chinês de tinta e cor.