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Quatrain on snow-covered West Lake

Emperor Lizong

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown paper with rounded corners. Black Chinese calligraphy in four columns of eleven characters each. Five red seals on the bottom and one on the right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1250–60
Medium:
Round fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 588 px
Museum record:
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