CHINESE
Hummingbird
Ming dynasty 1368-1644

Medium
ink and pigments on silk

Measurements
30.0 × 30.0 cm (image) 54.3 × 40.8 cm (mount)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs H. W. Kent, 1952

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Inscription
stamped in red ink (in zhuanshu seal script) (in image) u.c.: 宣龢 / 珍寶

Accession Number
278-D5

Department
Asian Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Physical description
Bird, white with black head and long tail, standing on rock. In the style of the Northern Song (960–1127).