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Branch of blossoming plum

Xiang Shengmo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown fan-shaped paper with black ink drawing of a blooming plum branch. The branch enters from the bottom right and arcs up and left across the top. It has several clusters of five-petaled blossoms and some unopened buds. The background of the fan is light brown with thin radiating lines indicating the folding of the fan. There are several columns of black Chinese characters on the top left with a red seal to their left. The background behind the fan is beige.

Artwork Details

Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 278 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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