# Swallow and Lotus

- By: Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220–1280)
- Date: 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)
- Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.34)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1981.34/1981.34_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A swallow with wings spread in flight soars above a lush lotus blossom, which rises above two broad leaves and grassy shoots.