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Washing the White Elephant

Chen Zi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical, off-white piece of artwork with a white border and black background on the sides; a large rectangular block of Chinese writing in a darker gray ink at the top centered on the artwork; writing on the left side vertically in black ink; an illustration of 3 people sitting on the bottom; a seated figure on the left and 2 standing on the right; the figure on the left sitting on a rectangular object with their legs crossed; 2 small red stamps at the bottom corners; 1 small red stamp in the bottom left corner of the writing block; gray background on the artwork.

Artwork Details

Date
undated
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
397 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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