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On the Seventeenth Day

Wang Xizhi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two black rectangles with gold and red calligraphy on aged beige paper, bordered by black; four red seals on right; one small red seal on left; several lines of gold and red text within each rectangle; a bird-like figure on right edge.

Artwork details

Date:
13th century rubbing of a 4th century text
Medium:
Album of thirty leaves; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 506 px
Museum record:
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