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

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Silver Pheasants under Spring Blossoms

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1744

  • Description

    Een hangrolschildering, inkt en kleur op zijde, met een voorstelling van een paar zilverfazanten bij rotsen en pioenrozen, magnolia, orchidee en andere voorjaarsbloemen.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Ye Shuangshi, China

  • Dating

    c. 1500

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ink and colours on silk

  • Dimensions

    • height 287.5 cm x width 142.5 cm
    • width 190 cm x height 11.5 cm x depth 12.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Shared purchase with the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands, made possible by the B.J. Peiser bequest

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2018-04-23

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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