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Marshal Wang

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a vertical rectangular painting with a green border. The background of the painting is brown with a subtle pattern. A large figure in red and green dominates the center, with a long red and pink cloth flowing behind. The central figure has a red face and two horns. There are smaller figures on either side of the central figure; one on the left wears blue and green and holds a sword, the other on the right also wears blue and green and holds a staff. Above them, a figure sits on pink clouds. At the bottom, there are green clouds with white details. In the top-right corner, there is gold writing.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1542
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
400 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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