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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. Two white flowers with green leaves on a brown branch. The flowers have orange spots. A small brown butterfly sits on the right flower. The background of the page is beige. Chinese calligraphy is on the page.

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
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