hanging scroll; painting BM-1947-0712-0.6

Period:Yuan dynasty Production date:14thC
Materials:silk
Technique:painted
Subjects:bird tree/bush
Dimensions:Height: 148 centimetres (image) Height: 230 centimetres (mount) Width: 107 centimetres (image) Width: 125 centimetres (mount)

Description:
Hanging scroll. Bare trees, swans and other birds. Painted in ink and colours on silk.
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Comments:Huang Quan is regarded as one of the fathers of the bird and flower genre of Chinese painting. This is one of many later works to bear his name, which was sometimes falsely added to make a painting seem older and more valuable. The actual painter – who probably lived during the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) – may have intended the winter season to convey a sense of sadness, as China was ruled by resented foreigners during his lifetime.