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The Met
Artist: Zhu Duan(Chinese, act. ca. 1500–21)
Date: dated 1518
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 35 1/4 x 76 in. (89.5 x 193 cm) Overall with mounting: 116 5/8 x 41 3/16 in. (296.2 x 104.6 cm) Overall with rollers: 116 5/8 x 46 1/8 in. (296.2 x 117.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Alan Priest, 1958
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A large bird with a long, eyed tail perches near flowering branches and rocks
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts a large bird positioned in the lower-left quadrant. The bird faces right and slightly downwards, its head obscured by its body. Its body is dark, with lighter brown and white markings on its wings. A long tail extends upwards and to the right, fanning out with numerous dark blue-green ocelli, or eye-like spots, against a dark background. The bird appears to be perched on or near dark, textured rocks. To the left of the bird, a thick, gnarled tree trunk rises vertically, with branches extending upwards and to the right, covered in dark, dense foliage. To the right of the bird and above the rocks, a flowering plant with several clusters of light-colored, possibly white or pale pink, blossoms is visible. The overall background is a warm, muted brownish-ochre color, with darker areas suggesting depth and shadow around the tree and rocks. In the upper-left corner, faint vertical lines of text are visible.
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