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Returning Birds and Old Cypress

late 1100s–early 1200s

China, Southern Song dynasty

(1127-1279)
Medium
Album leaf; ink on silk
Measurements
Image: 23.8 x 24.9 cm (9 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.); Overall: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1969.305
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Location
Not on view
Print
A circular silk album leaf features an ink painting of a gnarled cypress tree rising from the right. Its textured branches extend toward the center where three long-tailed birds perch: two facing left and one looking forward. A fourth bird flies in from the upper left. The background is muted brown silk with faint, hazy shapes, while a red square seal marks the lower left corner.

Returning Birds and Old Cypress

late 1100s–early 1200s

China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

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