Swallow and Lotus

Description

A swallow with wings spread in flight soars above a lush lotus blossom, which rises above two broad leaves and grassy shoots.

Provenance

(Cheng Qi 程琦 [1911–1988], Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1981); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1981–)

Swallow and Lotus

Fachang Muqi

mid-1200s

Accession Number

1981.34

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on silk

Dimensions

Image: 91.8 x 47 cm (36 1/8 x 18 1/2 in.); Mounted: 195.5 x 63.6 cm (76 15/16 x 25 1/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund