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Plum Blossoms

Wen Zhi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a fan-shaped artwork titled "Plum Blossoms" by Wen Zhi. The artwork is a light brown fan shape with darker brown lines running vertically across it. There are two branches with pink and white blossoms painted on the fan. The branch on the left is smaller and has fewer blossoms. The branch on the right is larger and more prominent, extending from the bottom right to the top center of the fan. There is a block of black text on the right side of the fan, accompanied by a small red square. The background of the image is a solid beige color.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1670
Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
598 × 275 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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