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Cat and Butterfly
Min Zhen1788
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
A cat and a butterfly are homophones for the characters “mao die” 耄耋 (old age), so this painting expresses an auspicious hope of longevity for the artist's friend.
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- Title: Cat and Butterfly
- Creator: Min Zhen (Chinese, 1730-after 1788)
- Date Created: 1788
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 29 x 18.4 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.71.5
- Medium: album leaf, ink on paper
- Series in Original Language: 雑畫圖冊
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: ASIAN - Album leaf
- Accession Number: 1985.71.5
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