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Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River

Mi Fu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A horizontal, off-white rectangular piece of paper with black Chinese calligraphy arranged in 2 columns of 9 characters. The characters are written in a cursive style with thick and thin lines. Several red seals are stamped on the paper, 2 on top and 2 on bottom of the right column. The right side has a vertical strip with dense, small black and red marks. The background of the image is white. The title of the piece is "Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River" and it is by artist Mi Fu.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1095
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
598 × 259 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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