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Painting Seven from Illustrated Book of Flowers and Butterflies

1800s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644–1911)
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Medium
painting on pith paper
Measurements
Each page: 25.2 x 36.4 cm (9 15/16 x 14 5/16 in.); Each painting: 20.1 x 32 cm (7 15/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Lyman 1921.915.g
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A horizontally oriented painting on pith paper depicts a dense cluster of flowers and leaves against a cream background, enclosed by a red border. Toward the left and center, pink and white blossoms with tiered petals emerge from thick dark green foliage. To the right, red and orange flowers bloom beneath a butterfly with patterned brown, orange, and blue wings. Cracks and creases mark the delicate, aged paper along the bottom edge.

Painting Seven from Illustrated Book of Flowers and Butterflies

1800s

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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