Artwork preview

Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Hu Zhengyan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy by Hu Zhengyan. The image shows a piece of paper with a painting of two green fruits. The fruit on the left side is rounded and mostly green with a white area on the right. The fruit on the right side is more yellowish green and rounded with a short stem. There are leaves on stems coming out from the top of both fruits. The leaves are green with serrated edges. There are red dots on both fruits. The background of the painting is beige. The paper is rectangular and has a darker border around the edges. There are some darker spots and stains on the paper. The right side of the paper appears to have a slight fold. The image includes a line of black and white calligraphy on the top right.

Artwork Details

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