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Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a painting of two sheep standing among lotus plants. The sheep are white with orange noses and are positioned in the center-left of the image. The sheep on the left faces right, and the sheep on the right faces left. The sheep are surrounded by green and yellow lotus leaves. Some of the leaves are large and round, while others are smaller and more oval-shaped. There are also some green plants growing in the foreground. In the bottom-right corner, there are two red stamps. The background of the painting is a light beige color. The painting appears to be on a square piece of paper or silk. The overall style of the painting is traditional Chinese. The title of the painting is "Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy". The artist's name is not visually described but implied through context.

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
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