Bird on a Loquat Tree

Colors in this work

Artist: Unidentified artist
Medium: Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (26.7 x 27.3 cm)
Origin: China
Department: Asian Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #AD8057 · 52%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #F1DDBF · 31%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #6A6D53 · 5%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #746246 · 3%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #827455 · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #896B4B · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C2976B · 2%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #6B6351 · 1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #5B5242 · 1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #99836B · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #CCA981 · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #576355 · <1%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #EFE7C4 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #EEBF81 · <1%

Amber Varnish · Orange family · #BC8343 · <1%

Archive Wax Red · Red family · #7A5758 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #E5C5B4 · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #564A50 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913

8 tags

Animals Both · 99%

A bird is visibly depicted, and the catalog lists “Birds” as a subject.
Flora Both · 99%

The image prominently depicts a fruiting loquat tree with leaves and branches; the title identifies the tree and the catalog lists fruit as a subject.

Asymmetrical Visual · 95%

The branch and foliage extend diagonally across the fan, with the bird and fruit creating unequal visual weight and substantial open ground around the forms.
Earth Tones Visual · 98%

The visible palette is dominated by muted ochers, browns, olive and dark greens, and subdued golds.

Painting Metadata · 99%

The catalog classifies the object as a painting and specifies ink and color on silk.
Album, Folio and Fan Formats Metadata · 99%

The catalog describes the object as a fan mounted as an album leaf, and the curved fan-shaped format is visible in the image.

Pre-20th Century Art Metadata · 98%

The catalog date range of 1368–1644 places the work before the twentieth century without establishing a narrower period classification.

Chinese Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the place of origin as China.

Unidentified artist. Bird on a Loquat Tree. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.