Highlights
Painting of a Flock of Sparrows
- Nationality/Period
Joseon Dynasty
- Materials
Paper
- Category
Culture / Art - Letter & Paintings - Paintings - painting
- Dimensions
138.8×57.6cm(Image, Hanging scroll painting)
- Accession Number
Deoksu 4178
This painting depicts sparrows in fall pecking at grain in the fields. During the Qing Dynasty in China, paintings of sparrows enjoyed huge popularity because people believed they would bring happiness and good fortune. The sparrows here are exquisitely portrayed.