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Ink bamboo, early 16th century. Handscroll; ink on paper.
Handscroll; ink on paper · Image: 11 7/16 × 59 1/8 in. (29.1 × 150.2 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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- Museum title
- Ink bamboo
- Artist
- Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470–1524)
- Date
- early 16th century
- Medium
- Handscroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 11 7/16 × 59 1/8 in. (29.1 × 150.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 11 7/8 in. × 24 ft. 1 9/16 in. (30.2 × 735.5 cm)
- Credit line
- Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist’s life 1470–1523
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.