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Landscape

Wu Xizai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape scene. The scene shows a large body of water with a small boat containing three people in the lower center. The boat is positioned near a steep cliff on the left side. The cliff has several trees and rocks. In the background, there are large mountains with some snow on them. The sky above is gray. There are several lines of Chinese calligraphy on the right side of the painting. The painting has a white border around it.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1858
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
245 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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