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The Scholar Fu Sheng Transmitting the Book of Documents

Du Jin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts four individuals in a garden scene. A man sits on a low platform on the right. He wears a white robe and a black hat. A long black object rests on his lap. To his left, two people sit on the ground, one wearing a white robe, and another wearing a brown robe. A man stands on the left wearing a brown robe. The background features tall plants with long leaves, and a building with a tiled roof. A bush is in the foreground on the bottom left. The border around the painting has a decorative pattern.

Artwork Details

Date
15th–mid-16th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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