Artist Xie Jin (China, 1747-1819)
Title Lotus and Mandarin Ducks 
Description
English:
China, Qing dynasty, dated 1818
Paintings
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Krashen (M.78.39)
Chinese Art
Date Dated 1818
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_and_Mandarin_Ducks_LACMA_M.78.39.jpg
The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species found in East Asia. Aix is an Ancient Greek word used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird, and galericulata is the Latin for a wig, derived from galerum, a cap or bonnet. |
