Frolicking Kittens under a Banana Tree
Kittens in a garden setting was a favorite subject of Academy painters during the Song dynasty. Here, the young ones play while the mother watches. New banana plants and shoots, their leaves not yet unfurled, have just emerged, but a sprig of bamboo visible along the right-hand margin of the painting is still without its summer greenery.
Artwork Details
- 明 佚名 貍奴芭蕉圖 冊頁
- Title: Frolicking Kittens under a Banana Tree
- Artist: Unidentified artist
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Date: 15th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions: Image: 9 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (24.1 x 24.4 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.1.3
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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