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Ducks under Reeds

蘆鴨圖

1400s

China, Ming dynasty

(1368–1644)
Medium
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Measurements
Overall: 122.5 x 79.4 cm (48 1/4 x 31 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles L. Freer 1915.117
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The artist realistically represented that the Mandarin duck is a sexually dimorphic species, meaning males and females differ in appearance.
A hanging scroll in muted browns on silk depicts two mallard ducks on a rocky bank. At the center, a drake with a dark head stands alertly, while a mottled duck rests to its right. Spindly reeds with long, slender leaves sprout from the lower right corner, arching elegantly across the upper composition. The background is a soft, uniform tan. A label with Chinese calligraphy is fixed at the top right edge.

Ducks under Reeds

1400s

China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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