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Three Poems

Wen Zhengming

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan, semicircular piece of paper with black writing. The object has a fanned shape and is made up of multiple panels of paper stuck together. The writing on the paper is in a language that appears to be Chinese. The writing is arranged in lines and columns on the surface of the fan. A red mark appears on the right side near the center. The background behind the fanned object is beige. This object relates to "Three Poems" by Wen Zhengming.

Artwork details

Medium:
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 281 px
Museum record:
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