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Black Birds, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893. Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper.
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper · 147.3 × 78.1 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- Black Birds
- Artist
- Xugu (Chinese, 1824-1896)
- Date
- Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
- Dimensions
- 147.3 × 78.1 cm (58 × 30 3/4 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth MacNair
- 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.