Insects and Bamboo

Title	Insects and Bamboo
Date	1200s
Medium	Album leaf; ink and light color on silk
Classification	Painting
Origin	China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)

Themes: Entomological plates

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“Insects and Bamboo” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1200s. It is executed in album leaf; ink and light color on silk and classified as painting. In this archive it sits within the entomological 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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