Calligraphy

Rüan Dacheng

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fan-shaped piece of paper with black calligraphy written on it. The paper is light brown in color. The fan shape is composed of 16 sections that curve outward from the center. The calligraphy is written in rows that follow the curve of the fan. The calligraphy is written in black ink. There is a red seal or stamp in the bottom-left corner of the fan. The background of the image is off-white. There is a small block of blurry black text centered at the bottom of the image. The artwork is titled "Calligraphy" by artist Rüan Dacheng.