Birds and Flowers

Birds and Flowers

Unidentified artist

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Details
Artist
Unidentified artist
Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium
Ten-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image (each panel): 54 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (138.1 x 26.4 cm) Overall: 73 5/8 in. × 11 ft. 3/8 in. (187 × 336.2 cm)
Origin
Korea
Department
Asian Art
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Image provider
metropolitan-museum-of-art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift and John M. Crawford Jr. Bequest, 1993

Art Genome Taxonomy

6 tags

Subject Matter

  • Animals Both · 99%

    Numerous birds are clearly visible across the panels, and the catalog lists “Birds” among the subjects.

  • Flora Both · 99%

    Flowering plants, grasses, branches, reeds, and foliage are prominent throughout the screen, while the catalog lists “Flowers” and “Plants” as subjects.

Visual Qualities

  • Patterns Visual · 97%

    Repeated floral-scroll motifs fill the upper and lower bands of the panels, and the panel divisions establish a recurring ornamental pattern across the screen.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Metadata · 99%

    The catalog classifies the work under “Paintings” and describes it as a ten-panel folding screen with ink and color on silk.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 78%

    The catalog dates the work to the late 19th–early 20th century, with a recorded range of 1867–1933; this category captures the late-19th-century portion of that range.

Geographic Regions

  • Asian Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies Korea as the place of origin and the work as belonging to the Asian Art department.

Source & rights

Unidentified artist. Birds and Flowers. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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