Birds and Flowers, first half 19th century
Unknown Koreanexpand_more
Ink and color on silkexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.455
Not on Viewexpand_more
An incredible variety of birds—ducks, pheasants, parrots, and others—pose and cavort among an equally diverse array of flowers, including lilies, peonies, chrysanthemums, and white and pink plum blossoms. Specific combinations of birds and flowers are almost always symbolic and auspicious. The ducks paired with camellias in the fourth panel from the right, for example, are emblematic of an enduring marriage.
Details
- Title
- Birds and Flowers
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.455
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 861
- Curator Approved
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