元/明 佚名 古木竹禽圖 團扇|Old Tree, Bamboo, and Birds
late 14th–early 15th century
Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 9 15/16 x 10 1/8 in. (25.2 x 25.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
From the Collection of A. W. Bahr, Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.18.44
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate fan painting, titled *Old Tree, Bamboo, and Birds*, dates to the late 14th to early 15th century the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), a golden age for Chinese art that revived classical traditions after the Mongol Yuan rule. Created by an unidentified artist using ink and color on silk, was originally a folding fan—intimate and portable—later mounted as an album leaf for preservation. Measuring just under 10 inches square, its compact scale invites close contemplation, typical of personal artworks exchanged among scholars and elites. The composition captures timeless Chinese nature mot...