明　佚名　仿林良　喜上梅梢圖　軸|Birds Amidst Blossoming Plum and Bamboo

Lin Liang

Date unknown · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk · Asian Art

Identified by the white patch on their heads as "whitehaired oldsters" (baitou weng), the birds in this painting are auspicious symbols of longevity. Combined with the plum and bamboo—symbols of moral virtue and renewal—the painting would have made a fitting gift for a birthday or anniversary celebration.

Artist

Lin Liang

Date

Date unknown

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, C. C. Wang Gift, 2002