Terms and conditions of use
Birds and flowers
(mid 18th century)
Medium
album: ink and pigments on paper, ten leaves, cardboard and silk cover, glued binding
Measurements
23.3 × 33.3 cm (image and sheet) (leaf) 29.5 × 36.7 cm (mount) (leaf) 29.9 × 37 cm (closed) 29.9 × 74 cm (open)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the Estate of Miss G. S. Grimwade, Fellow, 1982
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
China
Inscription
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on cover) u.l. - u.c.: (title of the album)
leaf 1: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.r.: (artist's seal) (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) l.r.: _
leaf 2: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.l.: (artist's seal) (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) l.r.: X
leaf 3: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.l.: (artist's seal) (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) u.l.
leaf 4: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.r.: (artist's seal) (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) u.r.
leaf 5: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.r.: (artist's seal) (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) u.l.
leaf 2: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.r.: (artist's seal) (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) u.l.
leaf 6: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.l.: (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) u.l.
leaf 7: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.l.: (artist's seal) (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) u.l.
leaf 8: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.l.: (artist's seal) (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) u.l
leaf 9: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.l.: (artist's seal) (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) u.l.
leaf 10: stamped in red ink (in chinese characters) (in image) l.l.: (artist's seal) (artist's seal)
inscribed in brush and ink (in Chinese characters) (on reverse) u.l.
Accession Number
AS27-1982
Department
Asian Art
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