Insects and Flowers

Insects and Flowers, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century, color on silk, Tokyo National Museum

Colors in this work

Artist: Unknown Ming Chinese artist
Date: 14th–15th century
Holding institution: Tokyo National Museum
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A07F5A · 52%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #917C64 · 10%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #898479 · 6%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B0906E · 5%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #897868 · 5%

Granite Face · Gray family · #766362 · 4%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #69584E · 4%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #856C53 · 3%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #7A6353 · 3%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #919587 · 2%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #94907A · 2%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #B8A385 · 2%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #564844 · <1%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #D7C5AC · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #977367 · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #62565C · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #8C9992 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #BC765F · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Tokyo National Museum

10 tags

Flora Visual · 99%

The composition is centered on a leafy flowering plant with numerous leaves, buds, and blossoms or clustered flower heads.
Animals Visual · 99%

Multiple winged insects are clearly visible, including two butterfly-like forms and a smaller bee-like insect.

Earth Tones Visual · 97%

Ochre, brown, muted green, pink, and dark purplish tones dominate the composition.
Flatness Visual · 84%

The plant and insects are rendered with limited spatial depth and broadly flattened areas of color.
Sparse Visual · 86%

The plant occupies the lower and central area while the insects are separated by substantial areas of uninterrupted ground.

Painting Both · 99%

The image is visibly a painted composition, and the catalog describes it as color on silk.

15th Century Art Metadata · 70%

The documented date range is 14th–15th century and therefore includes the 15th century, although it does not establish a precise century.

Chinese Art Metadata · 98%

The supplied metadata identifies the work as Chinese and describes it as a Ming-dynasty artwork.

Natural Fibers Metadata · 92%

The catalog identifies the support as silk; silk is a natural fiber, though the reproduction does not independently verify the material.

Ming Dynasty Metadata · 99%

The catalog description explicitly identifies the work as belonging to the Ming dynasty.

Unknown authorUnknown author. Own work

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