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Letter to Li Ziyuan

Tang Yin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a piece of aged paper with a letter written in black ink. The letter is titled "Letter to Li Ziyuan" and is attributed to the artist Tang Yin. The paper is off-white and rectangular, with a slightly darker shade around the edges. The letter is written in calligraphy, with black ink characters that vary in size and style. The text is arranged in vertical columns, with each column consisting of multiple lines of characters. There are red seals or stamps in the bottom-left and bottom-right corners of the paper. The background behind the paper is plain white.

Artwork Details

Medium
Album leaf; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
578 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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