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Quatrain on fishermen

Emperor Gaozong

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a brown circular artwork with Chinese calligraphy and red stamps. The circle is centered on a white background. It has a light-brown color with darker brown spots throughout. There are two columns of Chinese characters written in black ink. The left column contains 11 characters, and the right column contains 10 characters. There are four red stamps, one in each corner. The top-right stamp and bottom-left stamp are the same. The artwork reads "Quatrain on fishermen by Emperor Gaozong".

Artwork Details

Date
12th century
Medium
Fan mounted as album leaf; ink on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 565 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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