南宋 馬麟 蘭花圖 冊頁 絹本|Orchids
The Met
Artist: Ma Lin(Chinese, ca. 1180– after 1256)
Date: second quarter of the 13th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 10 7/16 x 8 7/8 in. (26.5 x 22.5 cm)
Credit Line: Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of The Dillon Fund, 1973
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Light green orchids with pink centers on a warm brown background, with three red seals
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical rectangular painting featuring orchids on a plain background. The background is a uniform, warm, light brown or tan color. A cluster of orchid plants is depicted in the lower left and central-lower portions of the frame. Several orchid flowers are visible, each characterized by elongated, light green petals and small pinkish-red centers. These flowers are arranged on slender, light brown stems that rise upwards from the bottom, slightly to the left of the vertical center. One main stem branches into several smaller stems, each bearing one or two flowers, totaling approximately five to six visible blooms. At the bottom right, several long, thin, dark green leaves emerge, extending diagonally upwards and to the right. These leaves have a slightly textured appearance. The plants occupy the lower left and central-lower areas, leaving significant empty space in the upper and upper-right regions. In the upper right corner, a faint, rectangular red seal impression is visible. In the lower right corner, two more distinct red seal impressions are stacked vertically; the top one is square, and the bottom one is rectangular. Below the orchid leaves, near the bottom center, there is a faint, dark calligraphic inscription, appearing as two characters stacked vertically, followed by a third character to their right.
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