Spray of Fruit Tree with Bird
Original Language Title明 花鳥冊頁
CultureChinese
DateMing dynasty (1368-1644)
MediumAlbum leaf, colors on silk
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 × 10 5/16 inches (24.77 × 26.19 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-135/32 J
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DescriptionBranch from a fruit tree with green leaves, red fruit, and a black and tan bird perched on one leg, with other leg reaching up to its head.Exhibition HistoryBirger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS. Exhibition. November 1957-January 1959.
Celestin Liu, Beijing, China;
Purchased from Celestin Liu by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1931.
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