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Flowers of the Four Seasons, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1599. Handscroll; ink on paper.
Handscroll; ink on paper · 28.5 × 398 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- Flowers of the Four Seasons 四季花卉圖
- Artist
- Chen Jiayan 陳嘉言 (Chinese, 1539-after 1625)
- Date
- Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1599
- Medium
- Handscroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.5 × 398 cm (10 7/8 × 152 1/2 in.)
- Credit line
- Kate S. Buckingham Fund
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.