Silver Pheasants under Spring Blossoms

Ye Shuangshi, c. 1500

This painting features a pair of silver pheasants scratching around a garden, while songbirds flit between rocks and a profusion of spring flowers: magnolia, crab-apple blossoms, peonies, roses, and orchids, as well as lingzhi mushrooms. Overall the painting conveys an auspicious message of everlasting prosperity. The painting’s monumental scale suggests it was made to create a compelling and pleasing visual effect.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1744
  • Dimensionsheight 287.5 cm x width 142.5 cm, width 190 cm x height 11.5 cm x depth 12.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsink and colours on silk