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Zhao Mengfu Writing the Heart (Hridaya) Sutra in Exchange for Tea

Qiu Ying

Cleveland Museum of Art

Long, horizontal scroll painting divided into two main sections. Left section is a large block of black calligraphy on light brown background, framed by a darker brown border. Right section depicts a landscape with light green grass and beige hills. Trees with green leaves and thin trunks are scattered throughout the landscape. Several people are present: - one seated at the base of a tree, - one on a hill in the distance, - and two near a white animal on the right side. A red object resembling a dog or a fox is on the upper middle ground. The painting has several red seals and stamps. Narrow, patterned beige strips border the left and right sides of the painting. The overall background of the scroll is a light beige color.

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900 × 149 px
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