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Courtly Odes, Beginning with "Wild Geese"

Ma Hezhi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A long, vertical painting on brown paper. The left side depicts a landscape: - A cluster of plants, likely grasses and reeds, are drawn in dark brown ink. - Three birds are flying above the plants. The right side contains a column of text written in black ink. There are two red seals, one at the top and one at the bottom. The text and image are presented in a traditional style. The title is "Courtly Odes, Beginning with 'Wild Geese'" by Ma Hezhi.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-12th century
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
598 × 192 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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