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Poems on Paintings, Written for Ma Yueguan

Jin Nong

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a beige-colored piece of paper with black Chinese characters written on it. The paper is divided into two sections, with a vertical crease down the middle. The characters are written in a calligraphic style and are arranged in lines that run horizontally across the page. There are two red stamps in the top-right corner of the paper, one above the other. The top stamp has a square shape with a design inside, and the bottom stamp is similar but slightly larger. The background of the image is white, suggesting that the paper is placed on a flat surface. The title of the work is "Poems on Paintings, Written for Ma Yueguan by Jin Nong".

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1754
Medium
Album of eleven double leaves; ink on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
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