明/清 佚名 傳馬麟 石榴白鳥圖 冊頁 |Pomegranates after Ma Lin
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
10 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (27.3 x 27.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming (1368–1644)–Qing (1644–1911) dynasty
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.220.99b
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite album leaf, titled *Pomegranates after Ma*, is a Ming or Qing dynasty (1368–1911) painting by an unidentified artist, faithfully emulating the style of the Southern Song master Ma Lin (active ca. 1246–1256). Rendered in ink and color on silk measuring a intimate 10¾ x 10¾ inches, it captures ripe pomegranates bursting with alongside delicate white birds. Album leaves like this were prized in Chinese literati culture for their portability and personal appreciation, often collected in albums for contemplation and study. Ma Lin, a court painter from the prestigious Ma family acade...
About the Artist
Ma Lin|Unidentified artist · 1180–1256
Chinese, ca. 1180– after 1256