明 佚名 犬戲圖 冊頁|Puppies Playing beside a Palm Tree and Garden Rock
15th century
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 8 15/16 x 8 1/2 in. (22.7 x 21.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1981
Accession Number
1981.285.14
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delightful album leaf, titled *Puppies Playing beside a Tree and Garden Rock*, a whimsical moment from 15th-century Ming dynasty China. Created by an unidentified artist using ink and color on silk the intimate 8 15/16 x 8 1/2-inch page depicts frolicking puppies amid a lush garden setting, with a distinctive palm tree and rugged rock adding exotic flair. Album leaves like this were prized personal treasures, easily mounted in bindings for collectors to savor or gift. During the early Ming period (1368–1644), Chinese painting flourished under imperial patronage, blending meticulous brush...