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A Page from the Jie Zi Yuan

Yang Wencong

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of mountains and trees on aged paper with a thin black border. The paper has darker edges. The drawing depicts a mountain landscape with several trees in the foreground and a small house. The mountains are drawn with varying line widths to indicate depth and shadow. The trees have sparse leaves, and the house appears to have a tiled roof. Chinese characters are written in black ink at the top of the paper. Two red stamps are in the upper-left corner. A circular seal or stamp is in the bottom-right corner. The image is titled "A Page from the Jie Zi Yuan" by Yang Wencong.

Artwork Details

Date
first edition printed in 1679
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
385 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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