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PomegranateSouthern Song dynasty

Not on view
Painting on silk of a split pomegranate hanging from a branch with teal-green leaves, revealing coral-pink seed clusters, with red seal impressions in both lower corners
Ink on paper with two vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy in brushed script on a pale cream ground, with two red seal impressions below the text.
Textile or paper surface in tan with visible woven texture, bearing two red ink collector's seals in Chinese seal script, one upper center and one lower left.
Textile or paper surface in natural tan weave, with red Chinese seal script characters arranged in two columns at lower right.

Unknown, Pomegranate, Southern Song dynasty, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Caroline and Jarred Morse, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Pomegranate
Place Made
China
Date Made
Southern Song dynasty
Medium
Album leaf, ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (23.5 x 23.5 cm); Mount: 14 5/8 x 30 5/8 in. (37.15 x 77.79 cm); Mat: 16 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (41.28 x 41.28 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Caroline and Jarred Morse
Accession Number
M.81.61.5
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Little, Stephen. An Introduction to Chinese Paintings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Art Catalogues; LACMA, 2017.

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