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Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Hu Zhengyan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a page from a book. The page is open to a double-page spread, with two sections of an illustration. The illustrations depict a branch with green leaves and yellow fruits. The fruits have red tops. There are three fruits on the left and one on the right. The branch is gray and has some small buds on it. The leaves are oval-shaped and have a pointed tip. Some leaves are green and some are yellow-green. The background of the illustrations is off-white. The paper is slightly yellowed and has some darker spots.

Artwork Details

Date
first edition printed in 1633
Medium
Individual leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
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