AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1973.120.10
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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This exquisite representation of an orchid , signed by Ma Lin, son of Ma Yuan (active ca. 1190?1225), exemplifies the style of formal realism favored by the aristocratic Southern Song court. The simple asymmetrical balance of flowers and leaves, meticulously rendered in subtle shades of lavender, white, and malachite green, bespeaks a consciously aestheticizing sensibility. Such flower paintings recall late Southern Song lyric poems about flowers.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Dates/Places:
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China active ca. 1180?after 1256
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Ma Lin
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Title:
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Orchids
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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Southern Song dynasty (1127?1279)
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Creation Start Date:
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1127
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Creation End Date:
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1279
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Materials and Techniques:
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Album leaf; ink and color on silk
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Dimensions:
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10 7/16 x 8 7/8 in. (26.5 x 22.5 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1973.120.10
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Credit Line:
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Ex coll.: C.C. Wang Family, Gift of The Dillon Fund, 1973
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Inscriptions:
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Signed: "Ma Lin"
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1973.120.10.tif
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