南宋 佚名 竹梅小禽圖 團扇|Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo
late 12th century
Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (25.7 x 26.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (39.4 x 39.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
China · Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923
Accession Number
24.80.487
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate fan painting, titled *Sparrows, Plum Bloms, and Bamboo*,ails from the Southern Song dynasty (11271279), a golden age of Chinese art marked by exquisite refinement after the court's relocation south following the Jurchen invasion. Created by an unidentified in the late 12th century, it was originally painted in ink and color on silk a round fan, later mounted as an album leaf for. Measuring just over 10 inches in diameter, its intimate scale invites close contemplation, typical of Song-era works that emphasized subtle elegance over grandeur. The composition captures a serene natu...