Carnations and amaranthus
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Carnations and amaranthus

TitleCarnations and amaranthus
ArtistYun Shouping
MediumFolding fan mounted as an album leaf; color on paper
ClassificationPaintings
OriginChina China
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineBequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“Carnations and amaranthus” is a work by Yun Shouping. It is executed in folding fan mounted as an album leaf; color on paper and classified as paintings. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration 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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Dated to 17th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.

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