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Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight

Ma Yuan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a circular painting of a landscape with a mountain, trees, and people. The circular painting is centered on a beige background. The painting shows a mountain on the left side and a tree with bare branches stretching from the bottom right to the center. The sky is gray with a full moon on the right side. The mountains are dark gray and brown. There are two people wearing traditional Chinese clothing on the bottom left. The people are standing and looking at the tree with blossoms. The blossoms are pink. The tree's blossoms are concentrated on a few branches at the bottom. The overall color palette is muted.

Artwork Details

Date
early 13th century
Medium
Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 560 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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