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Boating beneath Echo Hill

Mei Qing

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape with a boat on water. The boat is in the bottom left of the image, with two people inside. The boat has a covered top. A large hill or mountain dominates the right side of the image, with trees on top and a steep slope down to the water. The background of the painting is a light brown color. There are several lines of Chinese writing in black ink at the top and right side of the painting, with small red seals. The painting is on a white background.

Artwork Details

Date
datable to 1673
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
377 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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