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Landscape

Li Yu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical, rectangular painting on beige-colored paper. A landscape scene with trees on the right side, some bare and some with leaves. A small building with a sloping roof behind the trees. A body of water with a distant boat on the left. A hill in the background. Three red stamps and a line of black calligraphy on the left. A white border surrounds the painting, which is set against a black background.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1648
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on satin
Culture
China
Dimensions
313 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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