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Poem of Farewell to Liu Man

Yelü Chucai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of calligraphy titled "Poem of Farewell to Liu Man" by Yelü Chucai. The artwork features black Chinese calligraphy on a beige background. The calligraphy consists of 16 characters arranged in four rows of four characters each. The characters are written in a bold, expressive style with visible brushstrokes. There are two small red seals or stamps in the bottom-right corner. A thin, brown strip runs vertically along the right edge, with some small, illegible text. The artwork is set against a plain white background.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1240
Medium:
Handscroll; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 245 px
Museum record:
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