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The Cassia Grove Studio, ca. 1532. Handscroll; ink and color on paper.

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Handscroll; ink and color on paper · Image: 12 7/16 x 22 1/8 in. (31.6 x 56.2 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title
The Cassia Grove Studio
Artist
Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)
Date
ca. 1532
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 12 7/16 x 22 1/8 in. (31.6 x 56.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 14 x 322 11/16 in. (35.6 x 819.6 cm)
Credit line
Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1989
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1470–1559

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The Cassia Grove Studio · Wen Zhengming, ca. 1532
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