Spider with Pomegranates

Zhu Lian

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 1900

Titles Spider with Pomegranates (Proper)
Artist Ju Lian, Chinese, 1828 - 1904
Medium ink and color on mica ground paper
Dimensions 6 1/2 x 19 5/8 in. (16.5 x 49.8 cm)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds from the Endowed Fund for Acquisitions and the Birmingham Asian Art Society, 1988.82.115
Work Type fan painting
Classification Paintings

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