Flowering Crab Apple
| Title | Flowering Crab Apple |
|---|---|
| Artist | Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509) |
| Date | 1500 16th century |
| Medium | hanging scroll, ink on paper |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) China |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Flowering Crab Apple (海棠圖), 1500. Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; painting: 87 x 28.5 cm (34 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 238.5 x 52.5 cm (93 7/8 x 20 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.101 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Flowering Crab Apple” is a work by Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509), dated 1500. It is executed in hanging scroll, ink on paper and classified as painting. 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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