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Letter

Song Jue

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of artwork titled "Letter" by Song Jue. The artwork is a calligraphy piece on aged paper with a light beige color. The majority of the artwork contains black calligraphy writing with 33 lines of text organized into four columns. The calligraphy writing spans the entire artwork from top to bottom and side to side except for a 1.5-centimeter gap on the left side. The left column contains seven lines of text with a signature at the bottom. The second and third columns from the left contain nine lines of text. The fourth column from the left contains eight lines of text. There are two red seals in the bottom left corner. The seals are square and contain red calligraphy writing. The artwork has a white background border that is 1 centimeter thick.

Artwork Details

Date
early 17th century
Medium
Album leaf; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 549 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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