

The image shows an open book with yellowed pages, titled "Drawings of Historical Characters" by Shang Guan Zhou. The book lies open on a white surface, with the left page blank except for a border and some small writing at the bottom, and the right page filled with dense rows of Chinese characters within a border. The pages are rectangular with a slight curve at the top. The left page has a thin black line border around the edges with a thicker line at the top. The right page has a similar border but with more intricate designs at the top-right and bottom-right corners. The text on the right page is arranged in dense rows of Chinese characters. The background is a white surface with some faint shadows around the book.
Artwork Details
- Medium
- Two volumes of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper
- Culture
- China
- Dimensions
- 599 × 487 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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