Peahen and hibiscus

Colors in this work

Artist: Bian Lu
Date: mid-14th century
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 66 7/8 x 40 1/4 in. (169.9 x 102.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 103 x 41 1/4 in. (261.6 x 104.8 cm) Overall with knobs: 103 x 45 7/8 in. (261.6 x 116.5 cm)
Origin: China
Department: Asian Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Oiled Oak · Brown family · #7D5A2C · 43%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8F6937 · 13%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #9C7441 · 10%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #635E40 · 8%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #6E5837 · 8%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #4F4029 · 5%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #62533C · 5%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #624927 · 3%

Pine Needle · Green family · #535943 · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B18A5A · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #040200 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #3B3124 · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #474238 · <1%

Indigo Vault · Blue family · #000004 · <1%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #995628 · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #404C44 · <1%

Hammered Copper Brown · Brown family · #814A38 · <1%

Kiln Brick Red · Red family · #9C4E44 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Purchase, The Dillon Fund and The B. Y. Lam Foundation Gifts, 1995

9 tags

Animals Both · 99%

A large peafowl occupies the lower-right portion of the image, accompanied by two smaller flying birds; the museum lists Peacocks among the subjects.
Flora Both · 99%

Flowering plants, stems, leaves, and ground vegetation are prominent throughout the composition; the museum lists Flowers as a subject and identifies the flowers in the title as hibiscus.

Asymmetrical Visual · 94%

The vegetation is concentrated along the left, lower, and middle areas, while broad ocher space remains open around the upper and right portions of the composition.
Earth Tones Visual · 97%

The image is dominated by muted ocher, brown, olive, and subdued green tones, with restrained pinkish and blue-gray accents.
Highly Detailed Visual · 96%

Fine contour lines and repeated small marks carefully describe feathers, flower heads, leaves, stems, and ground textures.

Hanging Scroll Both · 99%

The work is visibly a tall vertical scroll painting, and the museum classifies it as a hanging scroll.
Painting Both · 99%

The image is visibly a painting, and the museum classification is Paintings with the medium listed as ink and color on silk.

1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 98%

The museum dates the work to the mid-14th century, within the catalog’s 1000–1400 CE period.

Chinese Art Metadata · 99%

The museum identifies the place of origin as China and the artist as Chinese, active in the mid-14th century.

Bian Lu. Peahen and hibiscus. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.