Fushan Monastery

Song Xu, c. 1588

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Fushan Monastery, c. 1588. Album leaf; ink and color on silk.

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Album leaf; ink and color on silk · Sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Fushan Monastery
Artist: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)
Date: c. 1588
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Sheet: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.)
Credit line: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

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