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Calligraphy

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a fan-shaped piece of paper with Chinese calligraphy. The paper is light brown with a textured surface and a semicircular shape, resembling a fan. The calligraphy is written in black ink and covers the entire surface of the paper, with the text arranged in a curved pattern that follows the shape of the fan. The text is composed of Chinese characters, densely packed and varying in size. A small red seal or stamp is located in the bottom-left corner of the paper. The background of the image is a plain beige color, providing a neutral contrast to the calligraphy. Two lines of small black text are centered at the bottom, but are too small to read.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century or later
Medium:
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
598 × 284 px
Museum record:
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