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A Hundred Birds and the Three Friends

A Hundred Birds and the Three Friends

Bian Wenjin (Chinese, about 1354–1428)

TitleA Hundred Birds and the Three Friends
ArtistBian Wenjin (Chinese, about 1354–1428)
Date1400–1425
Mediumhanging scroll; ink and color on silk
ClassificationPainting
OriginChina, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Themes: Ornithological plates

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“A Hundred Birds and the Three Friends” is a work by Bian Wenjin (Chinese, about 1354–1428), dated 1400–1425. It is executed in hanging scroll; ink and color on silk and classified as painting. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Rights: Public domain (CC0).

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