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Spring Ploughing Studio

Jian Guzhai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black rectangular object with embossed design. Embossed design features an ox or cow yoked to a plow on the bottom half. The yoke is on the left side of the image and the ox's head and horns are on the right side. The top half of the object is blank except for four white Chinese characters on the right side. The background behind the object is plain white.

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium
Pine soot and binding medium; inscribed in gilt
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 448 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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