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Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork, titled "Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy", features a bird perched on a curved branch. The bird has a brown body and head, a white underbelly, and wings with shades of brown, blue, and orange. The branch is bare and curved, stretching from the right side of the image towards the left. The bird faces left. There are green lily pads with blue dots underneath them at the bottom of the image. A red seal stamp is in the bottom-right corner. The background of the artwork is a beige color.

Artwork Details

Date
first edition printed in 1633
Medium
Individual leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette