Birds and Flowers
Birds and Flowers
Birds and Flowers
Birds and Flowers

Currently not on view

Birds and Flowers,

ca. 1488–1505

Lin Liang 林良, ca. 1450–ca. 1500
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1959-133

Information

Title
Birds and Flowers
Dates

ca. 1488–1505

Maker
Lin Liang 林良
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and light colors on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 163.5 x 85.5 cm (64 3/8 x 33 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel Hammer
Object Number
y1959-133
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
signed
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
flowers (plants), herons, birds, bodies of water

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