清 惲冰 花卉圖 册页|Flower Study

Yun Bing

17th century

清 惲冰 花卉圖 册页|Flower Study by Yun Bing

Medium

Album leaf; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

12 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (31.1 x 34.3 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Culture & Period

China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Bequest of Dorothy Graham Bennett, 1983

Accession Number

1983.412.1

Tags

Flowers

Art Historical Context

Nestled within the Qing dynasty's (1644–1911) rich tradition of nature-inspired art, *Flower Study* (清 惲冰 花卉圖 册页) is an exquisite album leaf by the 17th-century artist Yun Bing. Created during a period when China's imperial court patronized refined paintings of flora, this work exemplifies the bird-and-flower genre ( niao), where delicate blooms symbolized harmony, prosperity, and the fleeting beauty of life. Yun Bing, active in the vibrant artistic circles of her time, contributed to a legacy of meticulous botanical depictions that blended scholarly elegance with poetic observation. Rendered...

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