Camellia Flowers
Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
10 x 9 in. (25.4 x 22.9 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.100.132
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the exquisite *Camellia Flowers*, a painting from China, likely created during the Ming dynasty (8–1644) early Qing dynasty (16441911). Rendered ink and color on silk this work originated as a fan, remounted as an album leaf—a common to preserve and display intimate. Measuring just 10 9 inches, its compact scale invites close contemplation, revealing the fine brushwork that captures the camellias' lush petals subtle textures. In Chinese art, flower paintings like this celebrated nature fleeting beauty, often symbolizing as camellias bloomantly in winter. The of ink for outlines and was...