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Landscapes after old masters

Yun Xiang

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page artwork with a landscape on one side and calligraphy on the other. The landscape page depicts a mountain with a light green top and darker green sides, and a boat on a river. The mountain has a pointed peak and rounded sides. The boat has one person. There are trees on the right side of the artwork, some with leaves and some without. The background of the landscape is beige. The calligraphy page has black text on a beige background. There are four red stamps, two on each page. The stamps are rectangular and contain Chinese characters. The artwork titled "Landscapes after old masters" is by Yun Xiang.

Artwork Details

Date
datable to 1638 or 1650
Medium
Album of ten leaves; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 472 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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