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Letter to Xu Shangde

Tang Yin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a long, narrow piece of aged paper with black Chinese calligraphy written on it. The paper is off-white and rectangular. The calligraphy is written in rows of characters that run from top to bottom. The characters are written in black ink. There are five red stamps in the bottom left and right corners. A small piece of paper is attached to the top-right corner. The background behind the paper is white. The artwork is "Letter to Xu Shangde" by Tang Yin.

Artwork Details

Medium
Album leaf; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 253 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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