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Draft poem for seeing off Lin Jun (1452–1527)

Wen Peng

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of aged paper with writing on it. The paper is a light brown color and rectangular in shape. The writing on the paper appears to be in Chinese calligraphy. There are several red stamps placed around the edges of the paper, which seem to be seals or signatures. The text on the left side of the paper is written vertically. The majority of the text on the paper is on the right side, which consists of multiple rows of characters written horizontally. Each row contains approximately 2-5 characters. The text on the paper appears to be a poem. The overall appearance of the paper suggests that it is an old document or artwork.

Artwork Details

Medium
Album leaf; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 429 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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