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Birds in a Banana Tree / Xu Wei (Hsü Wei) / Attributed to
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.154
- Title
- Birds in a Banana Tree
- Artist
- Xu Wei (Hsü Wei)
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1521-1593
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1521-1593
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Zhejiang (province)
- Shaoxing (Historic name Shanyin)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Zhejiang (province)
- Creation Place 4
- Shaoxing (Historic name Shanyin)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
- Inscription
- Inscription and 3 seals in upper right (signed); 1 seal in lower leaf
- Dimensions
- 111.13 cm x 57.79 cm (43 3/4 in. x 22 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- bird and flower
- Physical Description
- A banana plant is shown with long and lush leaves. Behind it is a rock with grass growing from it. Three birds rest on the rock and the leaves of the banana tree. On the right-hand top lies the calligraphic inscription wrtten by the artist, along with his signature and seals.
- Subject Matter
- Bird and flower (banana plant and birds)
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- deciduous trees
- descriptors
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- writing (processes)
- Rights
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 916 x 1486
- File Size
- 177 KB
- Record
- 1970/2.154
- Link to this Item
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"Birds in a Banana Tree; Xu Wei (Hsü Wei); Attributed to." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1970-sl-2.154/1970_2.154.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
