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Five Poems

Wang Shihong

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a fan-shaped piece of paper with Chinese writing on it. The paper fan has 16 pleats. The fan is off-white. The writing on the fan is in black ink and appears to be calligraphy. There are two red stamps on the bottom of the fan, one on each side. The background of the image is a solid light beige color. The title of the work is "Five Poems by Wang Shihong".

Artwork Details

Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 290 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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