Mandarin ducks and cotton rose hibiscus

Colors in this work

Artist: Lü Ji
Date: late 15th century
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 68 x 39 in. (172.7 x 99.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 116 1/4 x 40 1/4 in. (295.3 x 102.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 116 1/4 x 44 1/2 in. (295.3 x 113 cm)
Origin: China
Department: Asian Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #997A51 · 63%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #BAA180 · 10%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #675943 · 9%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #796547 · 6%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #78714D · 4%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C9B294 · 2%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #544A3D · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #AD916E · 2%

Lampblack · Black family · #070200 · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #020003 · <1%

Lead Type · Gray family · #7A7E6C · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #8D8B7F · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #8A7E6B · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #AE6F4C · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A86F5C · <1%

Sanguine Study · Red family · #AB4D43 · <1%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #4D5954 · <1%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #9D534A · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of Oscar L. Tang Family, 2005

8 tags

Animals Both · 99%

Several birds, including two mandarin ducks in the lower portion, are clearly visible; the catalog lists birds and ducks as subjects.
Flora Both · 99%

Flowering branches, leafy plants, grasses, and multiple blossoms occupy much of the composition; the catalog identifies flowers and cotton rose hibiscus as subjects.

Asymmetrical Visual · 94%

The painted forms are distributed unevenly, with dense vegetation and large rock forms on the right balanced by open, lightly painted space on the left and below.
Earth Tones Visual · 90%

The image is dominated by subdued ochre-brown, gray, green, and muted pink tones, punctuated by darker ink accents and pale blossoms.

Hanging Scroll Both · 99%

The work is visibly a vertically mounted scroll, and the catalog classifies it as a hanging scroll.
Painting Both · 99%

The image is a painted composition of ducks, flowering plants, rocks, and water; the catalog classifies it as a painting made with ink and color on silk.

15th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to the late fifteenth century, with a date range of 1467–1499.

Chinese Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the work’s place of origin as China and the artist as Chinese.

Lü Ji. Mandarin ducks and cotton rose hibiscus. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.