Birds and Flowers, first half 19th century, Unknown Korean, 59 × 120 1/2 in. (149.86 × 306.07 cm) (image)77 1/2 × 143 1/8 × 3/8 in. (196.85 × 363.54 × 0.95 cm) (including mount)59 × 15 1/16 in. (149.86 × 38.26 cm) (panel, each image ), Ink and color on silk, Korea, 19th century, An incredible variety of birdsducks, pheasants, parrots, and otherspose and cavort among an equally diverse array of flowers, including lilies, peonies, chrysanthemums, and white and pink plum blossoms. Specific combinations of birds and flowers are almost always symbolic and auspicious. The ducks paired with camellias in the fourth panel from the right, for example, are emblematic of an enduring marriage.