Birds on an Autumn Inlet, c. 1200
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Birds on an Autumn Inlet

c. 1200

Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
Overall: 22.4 x 24 cm (8 13/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Culture
China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Chinese Art
Credit line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
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

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About this work

The pair of ducks displays plumage dimorphism with the male more ornamented or brightly colored than the female.