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Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Hu Zhengyan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A painting of a flowering plant on aged paper with darker spots and creases. The plant has multiple green stems with leaves and clusters of yellow flowers with pink highlights; the leaves are green with darker green veins; the stems are light brown. The background paper is beige with darker beige along the edges; there are darker spots and two creases down the middle.

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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