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Poems on painting plum blossoms and bamboo

Zhao Mengjian

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of artwork titled "Poems on painting plum blossoms and bamboo" by Zhao Mengjian. The artwork features a long, narrow rectangle with a light-brown background, resembling aged paper. The majority of the artwork is filled with black Chinese calligraphy characters written in vertical lines. There are four red stamps, two located on the left side and two on the right side, although the details within the stamps are not clear. The overall appearance suggests an ancient or traditional Chinese artwork.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1260
Medium:
Handscroll; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 357 px
Museum record:
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