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Flowers and Birds of Spring

Artist Sun Yi (Chinese, 1638- after 1712)

Date1681

DynastyQing dynasty (1644-1911)

MaterialsInk and colors on silk

DimensionsH. 38 1/2 in x W. 67 3/8 in, H. 97.8 cm x W. 171.1 cm; H. 82 in x W. 74 1/2 in, H. 208.3 cm x W. 189.2 cm (overall); W. 78 1/2 in, W. 199.4 cm (knob to knob)

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Object number2022.19

DepartmentChinese Art

ClassificationsPainting

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SignedArtist signature: Painted by Sun Yi, at peaks in mid spring (Yufeng zhongchun) , the year xinyou of the Kangxi reign (1681), 題識: 康熙申卯仲春于峰孫億寫。 Seal: Yufeng zhongchun (cliffs/ peaks of the mid spring); Sun Yi zhi yin (Seal of Sun Yi), 鈐印：“于峰行者” 朱文方印；“孫億之印”白文方印；“惟年”朱文方印。

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Subject: flower-and- bird.

Three pairs of birds celebrate spring in a rock-and-flower garden, gathering around colorful blossoms of chrysanthemum, peony, peach, plum, narcissus, and camellia.

Signature: Painted by Sun Yi, at peaks in mid spring (Yufeng zhongchun) , the year xinyou of the Kangxi reign (1681) 康熙灥溷仲春于峰孫億寫

Seal: Yufeng zhongchun (cliffs/ peaks of the mid spring); Sun Yi zhi yin (Seal of Sun Yi)

Style: This scroll was executed with meticulous brushwork known as gongbi

Artist: Sun Yi孫億字維氢禡於山

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