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Discourse on Painting

Fa Ruozhen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A long, horizontal piece of paper with calligraphy written on it in black ink. The paper has a light-brown color. The text spans the full width of the paper and consists of many lines of Chinese characters from top to bottom. There are 2 small red seals at the bottom-right of the paper. The paper sits on top of a white background which is on top of a black background. The piece is titled 'Discourse on Painting' by Fa Ruozhen.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1667
Medium:
Handscroll; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 251 px
Museum record:
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