# Flowers, ducks, and other birds

**Li Di** (active late 12th-early 13th century)  
15th-18th century  
Ink and color on silk  
H x W: 132.6 x 58.6 cm (52 3/16 x 23 1/16 in)

Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, F1916.65. [The museum's record](https://asia.si.edu/object/F1916.65/).

## About this work

Li Di painted this in 15th-18th century. It is now at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Ink and colour on silk.** Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.

### [Li Di](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/li-di)

active late 12th-early 13th century

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Chinese
- Real size: about 52 × 23 in (133 × 59 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 16 × 20 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Movement: [Chinese painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/chinese-painting)
- Subjects: Animals, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Birds, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Hibiscus, Ducks
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1812.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1812/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/flowers-ducks-and-other-birds-si-fsg-f1916-65).