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Quatrain by Meng Haoran

Emperor Lizong

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown paper with rounded corners and edges. Black ink calligraphy written vertically down the page in columns. There are 6 columns on the left side of the page and 5 columns on the right. Small rectangle red stamps on each corner of the paper. A large red circular stamp on the bottom-left. Text reads: Quatrain by Meng Haoran by Emperor Lizong.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1260–64
Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 539 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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