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Lu Ji’s Essay on Literature

Lu Ji’s Essay on Literature

1544–1547

Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 9 1/16 x 46 3/8 in. (23 x 117.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 9 5/16 x 288 1/16 in. (23.7 x 731.7 cm)
Genre: calligraphy
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Lu Ji’s Essay on Literature by Wen Zhengming — VisualArtsDB