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Early spring landscape

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts an early spring landscape. The painting is circular and shows a landscape scene. The scene includes a mountain range on the left side, with a house nestled among trees in the lower center. To the right of the house, there are bare trees and a cliff face. The sky is a uniform brownish-gray color. In the upper right corner of the painting, there are two red stamps. The painting is on a beige background with a black border.

Artwork details

Date:
mid-13th century
Medium:
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
539 × 624 px
Museum record:
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