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Letter by Li Zhi

Bada Shanren (Zhu Da)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a fan-shaped piece of paper with writing on it. The paper is light beige and fanned out. The writing is in black ink and appears to be calligraphy. The text is written in a curved line that follows the shape of the fan. There are two red stamps on the bottom of the fan, one on the left and one on the right. The background of the image is plain white. The title of the work is "Letter by Li Zhi" and the artist is Bada Shanren, also known as Zhu Da.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1702
Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
598 × 292 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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