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Dong Qichang

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a landscape painting by Dong Qichang. The painting depicts a mountainous landscape with trees and a house. The painting is on a beige background. In the foreground, there are several trees, some bare and some with leaves, on a rocky outcrop. A small house with a tiled roof is on the left. In the background, there are more mountains and trees. There are several Chinese characters written in black ink at the top of the painting. There are also several red stamps in the bottom corners and top left corner. A grayscale ruler is on the left side.

Artwork details

Date:
early 17th century
Medium:
Album of eight double leaves; ink, gold, and color on gold-flecked paper and ink on satin
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
531 × 624 px
Museum record:
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