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Nine Songs

Zhao Mengfu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a book with two pages. The left page contains black Chinese characters on a tan background, arranged in columns. There are four red seals on the left side. The right page features a line drawing of a woman in a long robe standing in water. The woman's dark hair is pulled back, and she holds her hands together in front of her. The background of the drawing is a tan color with wavy lines at the bottom to represent water. The book's pages are tan with darker edges.

Artwork Details

Date
14th–15th century
Medium
Album of eleven leaves; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 485 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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