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Bamboo-Covered Stream in Spring Rain, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1441. Handscroll; ink on paper.

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Handscroll; ink on paper · 41.3 × 1500 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Bamboo-Covered Stream in Spring Rain
Artist
Xia Chang (Chinese, 1388-1470)
Date
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1441
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
41.3 × 1500 cm (16 1/4 × 600 in.)
Credit line
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1388–1470

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Bamboo-Covered Stream in Spring Rain · Xia Chang, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1441
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