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Lȕ Dongbin and the Spirit of the Peony

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown painting of two men in traditional Asian robes. The man on the left wears a brown robe with a blue sash and presents a white peony to the man on the right. The man on the right wears a brown robe, has a long beard and wears a brown head covering with a long decorative strip extending backwards. Both men wear shoes. The background is a mottled brown.

Artwork Details

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
380 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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