DETAILS
- Artist
- Lin Liang
- Date
- 1495
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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THE ARTIST
Lin Liang
Lin Liang, a prominent Ming Dynasty imperial painter from Guangdong, was celebrated for his dynamic plum, flower, and bird paintings.
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