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Flowers and Birds (Huaniao ce 花鳥册),
1731

Li Shan 李鱓, 1686–ca. 1756

Chinese

Qing dynasty, 1644–1912

y1976-42 h

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Title

Flowers and Birds (Huaniao ce 花鳥册)

Dates

1731

Maker

Li Shan 李鱓

Medium

Album leaf; ink and pale color on paper

Dimensions

Painting: 28.6 x 38.8 cm. (11 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.) Leaf (closed): 32.4 x 44.4 cm. (12 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.) Mat: 40.8 x 50.7 cm. (16 1/16 x 19 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951

Object Number

y1976-42 h

Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription

Dated 1731

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing

Type

paintings, chinese painting styles, albums

Subject

flowers (plants), cicadas

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Chinese, Qing dynasty (1644–1912), Li Shan 李鱓 (1686–ca. 1756), Flowers and Birds (Huaniao ce 花鳥册), 1731. Album leaf; ink and pale color on paper; 28.6 x 38.8 cm (Painting), 32.4 x 44.4 cm (Leaf, closed), 40.8 x 50.7 cm (mat). Gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951 (y1976-42 h) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/61858

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