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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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