Artist: Lü Ji (1477-?)

Date: Ming (1368-1644)

Dimensions: Height 141.0 cm, Width 51.1 cm

Material: Ink and color on silk

Gift of Yeung Tit Min

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • winter bird rock plum-blossom tree hanging scroll lü ji ming ink and color silk

Lü Ji (1477-?), also known by his zi (designated name) Tingzhen and his hao (literary name) Leyu, was a native of Siming (present-day Ningbo, Zhejiang province). He worked in the Renzhi Palace during the Hongzhi reign (1488-1505) and held the post of Imperial Guard Commissioner. He specialized in painting birds and flowers, mastering both gongbi (meticulous brush) and xieyi (freehand) styles. This work depicts rocks and flowing streams with two branches of plum blossoms and three different species of birds, all rendered in a graceful and leisurely manner.