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Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Hu Zhengyan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a page from a book titled "Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy" by Hu Zhengyan. The page features a drawing of a branch with three flowers and a few leaves on the right side. The flowers have a light-brown center and are covered in thin black lines that radiate outwards, resembling dandelions. There are two flowers on the left side of the branch and one on the right. The branch is gray with darker gray shading at the bottom where it meets the base. There are four seed pods below the flowers and leaves; two whole and two cut in half. The background of the drawing is a light beige color with some darker spots and lines throughout. The entire image is surrounded by a thicker beige border.

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
Museum Record
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