Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons
Qi Baishi painted this set of hanging scrolls in 1920, combining seasonal bird-and-flower motifs with rebuses to evoke auspicious meanings.
Artwork Details
- Title: Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons
- Artist: Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957)
- Period: Republic period (1912–49)
- Date: dated 1920
- Culture: China
- Medium: Four framed hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Framed (each panel, approx.): 50 × 14 in. (127 × 35.6 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Oscar L. Tang Family, 2021
- Object Number: 2021.364a–d
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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