# Two hawks in a thicket

**Lin Liang** (Chinese, ca. 1416–1480)  
mid- 15th century  
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk  
Image: 58 5/8 x 32 3/4 in. (148.9 x 83.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 108 1/2 x 39 in. (275.6 x 99.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 108 1/2 x 43 7/8 in. (275.6 x 111.4 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993.385. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45676).

## About this work

Lin Liang painted this in the mid- 15th century. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Hanging scroll.** A painting mounted on silk with a wooden roller at the foot. It was rolled up for storage and brought out to hang for a season, a guest or an occasion.
- **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.

### [Lin Liang](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/lin-liang)

Chinese, ca. 1416–1480

## Facts

- Type: Paintings
- Culture: China
- Real size: about 109 × 39 in (276 × 99 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 11 × 14 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 15th century
- Movement: [Chinese painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/chinese-painting)
- Subjects: Hawks
- 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/923.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/923/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2

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/two-hawks-in-a-thicket-met-45676).