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Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Hu Zhengyan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beige-colored artwork with a painting of a tree branch on the right and two seed pods on the left. The tree branch has multiple green leaves with yellow centers, and two yellow fruits. The seed pods are green with yellow tips. A circular mark is in the bottom right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
first edition printed in 1633
Medium:
Individual leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 511 px
Museum record:
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