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Plum blossoms

Jin Nong

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Asian-style painting depicts a tree with blossoms. The tree's trunk is on the left, with many branches extending to the right and down. The blossoms are small and have five petals. The blossoms and leaves are painted in shades of gray. The background is beige. There are several lines of Asian script on the right side, with two red seals, one on the bottom right and one on the bottom left.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1757
Medium:
Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 505 px
Museum record:
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