清 惲冰 花卉圖 册页|Flower Study
17th century
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
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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...