Finches and bamboo, by Emperor Huizong, early 12th century
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Finches and bamboo

Emperor Huizong (Chinese, 1082–1135; r. 1100–25)

early 12th century

Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
Image: 13 1/4 × 21 13/16 in. (33.7 × 55.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 13 3/4 in. × 27 ft. 6 5/16 in. (34.9 × 839 cm)
Culture
China
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
John M. Crawford Jr. Collection, Purchase, Douglas Dillon Gift, 1981
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, 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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