一鱖禾蟹圖, Flowers, fish, and crabs, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), mid-16th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 69 1/4 × 49 1/2 in. (175.9 × 125.7 cm), Paintings, Liu Jie (Chinese, active mid-16th century), This painting by the court master Liu Jie juxtaposes a large perch with many smaller fish and a variety of flora and fauna, including narcissus in bloom, lily pads, grasses, grain, a crab, and frogs. The effect is one of civilized tranquility in which the large fish, symbolizing a person of obvious stature, swims quietly along a peaceful riverbank
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一鱖禾蟹圬 Flowers, fish, crabs, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, mid-16th century, China, Hanging scroll, ink, color, silk, Image, 69 1/4, 49 1/2, 175.9, 125.7 cm, Paintings, Liu Jie, Chinese, active mid-16th, painting, court master, Liu, Jie, juxtaposes, large perch, smaller fish, variety, flora, fauna, narcissus, bloom, lily pads, grasses, grain, crab, frogs, effect, civilized tranquility, symbolizing, person, obvious stature, swims quietly, peaceful riverbank
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