Who created "Mandarin ducks under smartweed"?

Mandarin ducks under smartweed was created by Formerly attributed to Xu Xi (active mid-10th century) in 16th century.

When was "Mandarin ducks under smartweed" created?

This artwork was created 16th century.

Is "Mandarin ducks under smartweed" in the public domain?

Yes, Mandarin ducks under smartweed is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Mandarin ducks under smartweed

Formerly attributed to Xu Xi (active mid-10th century)

16th century

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number

F1909.192

Tags

Charles Lang Freer collectionChinaChinese ArtMing dynasty (1368 - 1644)birdbird and flowerduck

About this artwork

A pair of mandarin ducks huddle together on the bank under the tall smartweed. Mandarin ducks, among the most beautiful of all ducks, are always found in pairs. Therefore, they are the most favorable and frequent symbol of conjugal felicity in China. In the upper portion of the composition there is another pair of song birds; one in the air flying toward the other one, which is perched on the smartweed. This is an excellent Ming painting based on a Sung composition, with an interpolated signatur...

Mandarin ducks under smartweed

Send Feedback