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Zheng Min

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two beige pieces of paper. Left piece contains black calligraphy in a vertical column. The calligraphy is bordered on all sides by a roughly 1 inch margin. Four red square stamps are present, one at each corner. The right piece contains a black and gray landscape drawing of trees on a rocky outcrop. The drawing is bordered on all sides by a roughly 1 inch margin. Three red square stamps are present on the bottom and right side. There are several lines of black calligraphy present on the top right. The pieces are separated by a thin white line. The background behind the papers is white.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1688
Medium:
Album of ten paintings; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 394 px
Museum record:
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