"Recluse playing the zither in a pine grove" by Wen Zhengming (ca. 1540)
Hanging scroll; ink on paper.
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Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Recluse playing the zither in a pine grove" by Wen Zhengming, ca. 1540.
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper.
This work is part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian Art collection.
Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1982.
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Source: Met Museum / Public Records
Wen Zhengming: Chinese, 1470–1559.
Cultural context: China.
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
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Source: Met Museum Collection Data
Technical Details
Classification: Paintings.
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper.
Dimensions: Image: 137 1/2 x 40 1/2 in. (349.3 x 102.9 cm)
Overall with mounting: 193 1/2 x 50 3/8 in. (491.5 x 128 cm)
Overall with knobs: 193 1/2 x 55 7/8 in. (491.5 x 141.9 cm).
View at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45778
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