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Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Hu Zhengyan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Chinese painting on a beige background. A branch with brown stems and green leaves spans from bottom-left to top-right. The branch has five red and beige fruits with white speckles. Two fruits are on the left side of the branch, and three are on the right. A few green brushstrokes are at the bottom. The text "Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy" and "Hu Zhengyan" is associated with the image.

Artwork details

Date:
first edition printed in 1633
Medium:
Individual leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 400 px
Museum record:
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