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Four anecdotes from the life of Wang Xizhi by Zhao Mengfu — VisualArtsDB

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Four anecdotes from the life of Wang Xizhi

Four anecdotes from the life of Wang Xizhi

Four anecdotes from the life of Wang Xizhi

1310–1319

Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 9 5/8 x 46 1/16 in. (24.4 x 117 cm) Overall with mounting: 10 7/16 in. x 27 ft. 1 1/8 in. (26.5 x 851.2 cm)
Genre: Calligraphy
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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