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Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Hu Zhengyan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A page from a book with a drawing of a large piece of rock or driftwood with three-dimensional, organic, and abstract shapes. The rock or driftwood is drawn in gray ink and has several protrusions and holes. There are green leaves and a yellow flower with a long green stem drawn to the lower right of the rock or driftwood. In the lower right corner are dots, some of which form small circles. A small red rectangular seal stamp is placed to the upper right of the flower. The background of the page is off-white with some darker spots and lines.

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
Museum record:
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