Sleeping Bird on a Prunus Branch

Bian Wenjin (Chinese, about 1354–1428)

Artist

Bian Wenjin (Chinese, about 1354–1428)

Date

1400s

Medium

album leaf; ink on silk

Origin

China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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