Intimate Scenery of Pomegranate Blossoms 榴花小景, Lu Zhi, 1570

This painting depicts calamus, lily, and pomegranate. The pomegranate is done in cinnabar red, the calamus is done in cyanine blue, and the lily is done in brush and ink. The signature states "sketched by lu zhi, baoshan, on the tianzhong festival of the gengwu year in the longqing reign," which is the duanwu festival of 1570. Object Type: painting. Date: 1570. Place of creation: China during the Ming dynasty. Dimensions: 65.3 x 33.3 cm. Medium: ink and colors on paper. Collection: National Palace Museum. Intimate Scenery of Pomegranate Blossoms by Lu Zhi