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Lotuses, Insects, and Birds

연화백로도 [蓮花白鷺圖]

1800s

Korea, Joseon dynasty

(1392–1910)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Measurements
Image: 112.6 x 57.5 cm (44 5/16 x 22 5/8 in.); Overall: 174.5 x 77.5 cm (68 11/16 x 30 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1985.18
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Given its subject matter of lotus flowers, herons, kingfisher, and dragonflies, this hanging scroll may have been hung for display during the summer.

Description

Pairs of herons, kingfishers, and dragonflies punctuate a profusion of lotus in this composition that, given the orientation of the herons and the clustering of motifs in the left-hand side of the work, may have once been the left painting of a pair. Given its subject matter, this hanging scroll may have been hung for display during the summer.
A hanging scroll in muted colors on beige fabric depicts flared green leaves and lotus flowers with rows of pink petals arcing over water, stems extending from the lower left corner. Below stand two herons, white birds with long legs and necks. Above, a kingfisher, a small bird with a long beak, stands on a stem looking at another kingfisher flying in from the upper right. Above, two pink dragonflies fly above a lotus bud.

Lotuses, Insects, and Birds

1800s

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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