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Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Hu Zhengyan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A black and white painting of boulder on beige paper. The boulder is centered and takes up most of the image. The boulder is mostly gray with some white; it has jagged points on top and to the right; the left side is smooth; and the right lower end extends down and curls under. The bottom right corner of the boulder fades into darker shading. The bottom of the image shows tufts of grass painted in gray and green; on the right edge is a red seal. A vertical crease runs through the center.

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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