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View of Lake Tai

Wen Zhengming

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a fan-shaped artwork. The artwork is a semicircle shape with a curved bottom edge. It is on a tan background with thin white lines radiating from the center. The artwork depicts a landscape with trees, hills, and a body of water. The trees are green and dark green. There are two red stamps on the right side. There are blocks of illegible black text throughout. The background behind the artwork is white.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1543
Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold-flecked paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 290 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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