Crow on branch. Ink on satin. Ming Dynasty 1588-1639.Inscription content: 題款：輕煙隔寒翠，枝上鳥情幽。眉道人，繼儒 (Tentative translation: The smoke is across the cold green, and the birds on the branches are in love. Meidao Ren, Ji Ru) (Source: British Museum)(Photo: British Museum)
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We bring together in this virtual exhibition, some ancient Chinese painters, whose works are in the British Museum.

Flower and insect. Ink and colours on paper. ( Photo: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)/British Museum)

Album of eleven leaves. Flower and insect. Painted in ink and colours on paper. Production date 18thC. Materials: paper. Technique: painted. Inscription note: 十一開冊頁 每開大小相同。(Total eleven leaves. Each leaf has the same dimensions). (Source: British Museum)

Album of bird and flower paintings. Ink and colours on silk. (Photo: reative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)/British Museum)

 

Album of bird and flower paintings. Ink and colours on silk. (Photo: reative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)/British Museum)

The two images above correspond to the album of bird and flower paintings. Ink and colour on silk. (Source: British Museum)

Flower. Ink on paper. Leaf 1 of album (Photo: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)/British Museum)

Album of 12 leaves, ink and colours on paper, depicting flowers and fruits, by Gao Fenghan (1653-1747). Cultures/periods: Qing dynasty. Technique: painted. (Source: British Museum)

 

Album leaf. Bamboo. Ink on silk. (PhoTo: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)/British Museum)

Album leaf. Bamboo. Ink on silk. School of/style of: Wu Zhen 吳鎮. Technique: painted.
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription position: upper right
Inscription content: 梅道人
Inscription type: seal
Inscription position: after the inscription
Inscription content: 梅花盦（朱文方印）(Source: British Museum)

 

Album leaf. Pine tree. Ink and colours on paper. (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)/British Museum)

Album leaf. Pine tree. Ink and colour on paper. Technique
painted. School of/style of: Yao Shou. Ming dynasty. Production date: 1423-1495. Technique: painted. Inscription language: Chinese
Inscription content: 題款：雲東逸史公綬 (Yundong yi shi gongshou)
Inscription type: seal
Inscription content: 鈐印：雲東（Yundong), 姚公綬印（Yao Gongshou yin)
Inscription note: 2 seals. 1:relief (朱文). 2: intaglio (白文).

Album leaf. Pine tree and rocks. Ink on paper. (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)/British Museum)

Album leaf. Pine tree and rocks. Ink on paper. Technique Painted. Made by: Xiao Yuncong 蕭雲從. Cultures/periods: Ming dynasty-Qing dynasty. Production date: 1592-1673. Inscription content: 題款：尺木蕭雲從 Chi mu xiao yun cong.
Inscription type: seal
Inscription content: 鈐印：雲從（Yuncong).
Inscription note: Artist’s seal carved in intaglio (白文).
Inscription type: seal
Inscription content: 鑒藏印：邊景昭印（Bian Jingzhao yin) 普德齋（Pude zhai).
Inscription note: 2 collecters’ seals. !: relief (朱文). 2: intaglio (白文).