Sujet

Cabbages and Butterflies, 15th-16th century. Creator: Nianyi.

Légende

Cabbages and Butterflies, 15th-16th century. In China, the butterfly can be a symbol of happiness in marriage. This comes from a story told by the Daoist philosopher Zhuangzi [Chuang-tzu] in which a young student chases a butterfly into the garden of a retired official. There, he sees the official's daughter and is so taken with her beauty and charm that he vows to dedicate himself to his work so that he may one day marry her. His hard work not only wins him his bride but also results in his obtaining a high-ranking position.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23B22_076

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,7Mo (1,5Mo) / 27,3cm x 42,0cm / 3219 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature exterior outdoors animal wildlife close up Asian Asia vegetables vegetable garden arts painting country insect insects butterflies butterfly China art Chinese continent museum color cabbage location century close-up closeup Colour Day 16th century sixteenth century 15th century beauty in nature fifteenth century outside ink still life silk Walters Art Museum Ink on silk 1510s Heritage Art ink and color on silk 1490s Nianyi Nien-I