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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
Public Domain
Yes
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