Fascination of Nature:
Birds, flowers and insects in Chinese art

Detail from a handscroll entitled Fascination of Nature. Painted by Xie Chufang, ink and colour on silk. From China, AD 1321.

10 January – 5 August 2008
Room 91
Exhibition closed

The works in this display show the importance of bird, flower and insect motifs in Chinese art. The exhibition is a unique opportunity to view Chinese depictions of nature – the paintings are extremely fragile and can only be displayed for short periods of time.

Image: Detail from a handscroll entitled Fascination of Nature. Painted by Xie Chufang, ink and colour on silk. From China, AD 1321.