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Fragrant Snow at Broken Bridge

Wang Mian

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a tree with blossoms. The tree's brown, twisting trunk emerges from the bottom-left corner, extending diagonally up to the top-center. It has several large branches with brown limbs and light-orange blossoms. Two lines of Chinese calligraphy are on the top and bottom of the painting. The top and bottom lines consist of 6 and 7 characters respectively, except one on the bottom right which is red. One column of 13 characters is on the left. The painting's background is brown. The artwork's title is "Fragrant Snow at Broken Bridge" by artist Wang Mian.

Artwork details

Date:
14th century
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
332 × 624 px
Museum record:
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