Title
Birds Gather under the Spring Willow, late 1400s-early 1500. Creator: Yin Hong (Chinese, c. 1430-c. 1500).
Caption
Birds Gather under the Spring Willow, late 1400s-early 1500. A great variety of birds, including the peacock and peahen, are portrayed in a natural setting. The grandiose scale of this work suggests its was originally used as interior decoration. It's possibly part of a set depicting flowers and birds of the four seasons; this is the spring scene. When used in the imperial context, works of similar type may constitute part of a large composition with the theme of "one hundred birds admiring the phoenix," which provided a metaphor for human society and an idealization of hierarchical order under the imperial rule. The artist Yin Hong was a court painter and the third generation of a painters family that served in the Ming imperial court.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F71_207
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Property release
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License type
Rights managed
Available size
58,7Mb (5,8Mb) / 13,4in x 17,0in / 4021 x 5099 (300dpi)