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Song of a Fisherman, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Handscroll; ink on paper.
Handscroll; ink on paper · 28.6 × 605.8 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- Song of a Fisherman
- Artist
- Wang Wen (1497-1576) Chinese
- Date
- Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Medium
- Handscroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.6 × 605.8 cm (11 1/4 × 238 1/2 in.)
- Credit line
- The Orientals Sundry Fund
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1497–1576
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.