明 呂紀 秋景花鳥圖 軸|Autumn landscape with egrets and ducks
late 15th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 58 1/8 x 21 1/2 in. (147.6 x 54.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 106 1/4 x 27 1/2 in. (269.9 x 69.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 106 1/4 x 30 in. (269.9 x 76.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Bequest of Dorothy Graham Bennett, 1980
Accession Number
1980.414
Tags
Art Historical Context
Lü Ji's *Autumn Landscape with Egre and Ducks*, a masterful hanging scroll from the late15th century, captures the serene beauty of Ming dynasty (1368–1644) China. Created during a period when bird-and-flower painting flourished among professional artists, this work exemplifies the genre's emphasis on harmony between nature and meticulous observation. Lü Ji, a painter of his time, renders an evocative autumn scene where elegant egrets and ducks glide amid misty reeds and fading foliage, evoking the quiet poetry of seasonal change. Executed in ink and color on silk—a luxurious medium prized fo...