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Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Hu Zhengyan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beige-colored paper with a painting of a tree branch. The tree branch is gray and has a curved shape, extending from the top left to the bottom right. The branch has a few smaller branches with yellow flowers and green leaves. There are also some black lines that look like pine needles on the right side of the branch. On the left side of the paper, there is a column of black Chinese characters. At the bottom of the column, there is a red seal. The background of the paper is beige-colored, with some darker beige spots and a light brown border.

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
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