Swallow and Lotus
attributed to Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220–1280)
mid-1200s
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on silk
- Classification
- Painting
- Dimensions
- Image: 91.8 x 47 cm (36 1/8 x 18 1/2 in.); Mounted: 195.5 x 63.6 cm (76 15/16 x 25 1/16 in.)
- Culture
- China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Chinese Art
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
A swallow with wings spread in flight soars above a lush lotus blossom, which rises above two broad leaves and grassy shoots.