Quail and Ears of Grain, Ink and Color on Silk

Two quail crouch on a brown ground at lower right, their mottled plumage rendered in fine ink and color, beside spiky grasses, blossoming chrysanthemums, and a drooping spike of grain. A column of calligraphy runs down the left side beside red seals, on a silk painting in a muted brown palette.

Artist

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Ji (1082-1135)

Date

1368-1644

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2564 × 1644 px

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