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Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy"

Hu Zhengyan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a beige-colored piece of paper with a tree branch painted on it. The tree branch is painted in shades of gray, green, and black. It is positioned diagonally from the bottom left to the top right. The branch has several smaller branches extending from it, some of which have pink flowers with yellow centers and others that have dark green leaves. There are also some red flowers on the branch. On the left side of the image, there is a vertical line of black Chinese characters. At the bottom of this line, there is a red seal or stamp. The background of the image is white, suggesting that it may be a digital scan or photograph of the artwork.

Artwork Details

Date
first edition printed in 1633
Medium
Individual leaf from a printed book; ink and color on pape
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 522 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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