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Near the Spring

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown painting on a beige background. A rounded square shape contains the painting. A man sits on a rocky ledge near water. He wears a white robe with a dark collar. He holds a white object and a long dark object. He looks left. The rocky ledge juts out over the water on the right. A tree grows from the right. A large pine tree grows from behind the man on the left. The background shows more rocks on the left and a mountainous shoreline across the water.

Artwork details

Medium:
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 615 px
Museum record:
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