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The Lingshouhua Studio

Zhao Zhiqian

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, white rectangular piece of paper with black Chinese calligraphy. The paper is oriented horizontally and has a rough, handmade appearance. The right two-thirds of the paper features very large, bold black calligraphy, with four characters. The left third of the paper contains smaller black calligraphy, arranged in 5 columns of text, with 2-4 characters per column. There is a small red mark in the bottom-left corner of the paper. The paper is set against a background that appears to be a dark-colored fabric or textile with a subtle pattern, and a blue surface is visible at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
1863
Medium:
Horizontal panel; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 226 px
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