Finches and bamboo
竹禽图 by Song Dynasty 8th emperor Huizong (徽宗, 1082-1135, r. 1100-26), apparently, was a talented painter. John M. Crawford Jr. Collection, purchase, Douglas Dillon Gift, 1981 at the Met .
Huizong was the eighth emperor of the Song dynasty and the most artistically accomplished of his imperial line. Finches and Bamboo exemplifies the realistic style of flower-and-
