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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 beige background. A drawing of a branch with green leaves, pink and white flowers, and yellow berries spans across the center. The branch is mostly brown and is drawn diagonally from the lower left to the upper right. There are two main clusters of leaves and flowers at either end of the branch. The cluster on the right has more berries. Small pink buds are on the left. The drawing occupies most of the page. A thin yellow line runs vertically down the center. A small circular mark is on the bottom-right corner. The page has a crease down the middle and is on a plain beige background.

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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