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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 with two illustrations. The left illustration depicts a green vase with a wide mouth and narrow base. The vase has a pattern of short lines. It contains several yellow fruits with green leaves. The right illustration shows a gray, abstract object resembling a plant or fungus on top of a red and white base. The background of both illustrations is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
first edition printed in 1633
Medium
Individual leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 525 px
Public Domain
Yes
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