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Bird on Lotus
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About this work
In the 1600s, printing flourished in such Jiangnan cities as Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Huizhou, evolving from privately enjoyed illustrated books printed in color to more commercialized single-sheet color prints that were hung on walls and became part of the rich urban visual culture.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBird on Lotus (蓮花上的喜鵲), 1700–1750. China, Suzhou, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper; 30.1 x 38.2 cm (11 7/8 x 15 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2025.118
