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Scholar on a rock

Ren Yi (Ren Bonian)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fan-shaped painting on paper. A seated man on the right side. He wears a pink garment with black trim over a white garment. His hair is pulled up into a black topknot. He sits on a gray rock, left leg bent and right leg extended. Left arm bent at the elbow, right arm extended. A large, abstract gray shape behind him. Two red seals at the bottom right, one above the other. Black calligraphy on the left side. Background is off-white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1880
Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 309 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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