# Orchids, in 13th-century China

Ma Lin painted this in the second quarter of the 13th century, aged about 46. It is now at The Met in New York.

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## The work

- Date: second quarter of the 13th century
- Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions: Image: 10 7/16 x 8 7/8 in. (26.5 x 22.5 cm)
- Type: Paintings
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1973.120.10
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Ma Lin](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/ma-lin), Chinese, ca. 1180– after 1256

2 works in the collection.

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