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Letter

Song Jue

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Letter by Song Jue. The image shows a piece of aged paper with black Chinese calligraphy written on it. The paper is a light brown color. There are 2 red stamps, one is located near the bottom-left corner, while the other stamp is mostly outside of the image. The calligraphy fills the paper in 2 columns, taking up almost the entire image. The writing appears to be in a traditional Chinese script style. The text is written in black ink. The stamps are red.

Artwork details

Date:
early 17th century
Medium:
Album leaf; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
466 × 624 px
Museum record:
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