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Fragrant Mountains

Wu Dacheng

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a fan with a mountain landscape drawing. The fan is open and positioned with the handle down. The fan's surface is beige. A mountain range is drawn on the fan in shades of gray. The mountains are rugged and have trees on them. Two clusters of trees are on the lower left and right of the fan. The top of the mountains are pointy and have some snow on them. There are four red seals on the fan. The top left seal is partially obscured by Chinese calligraphy. A ruler is placed in front of the fan. The background is beige.

Artwork Details

Medium
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on alum paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 352 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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