Duck swimming in water, ink on silk

A single duck in profile faces left on a brown silk ground, painted in fine, pale ink with feathered wing details. Faint wavy lines around its body suggest rippling water in this horizontal scroll format.

Artist

Formerly attributed to Emperor Huizong (1082-1135 (reigned 1101-1125))

Date

1368-1644

Medium

Ink on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

4000 × 1625 px

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