The image depicts a woman in a traditional Chinese dress. She is standing and facing to the right. Her hair is pulled back into a bun and adorned with a decorative hairpiece. She wears a long, flowing robe with a high collar and intricately designed sleeves. The robe features a predominantly white and blue color scheme with red accents. The background of the image is beige with Chinese calligraphy written vertically along the right side and horizontally along the left and bottom sides. The calligraphy is in black ink, with some red stamps scattered throughout. The artwork has a white border around it.
Artwork details
- Medium:
- Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- China
- Dimensions:
- 328 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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