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Passage from Tao Qian's "Returning Home" by Dong Qichang — VisualArtsDB

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Passage from Tao Qian's "Returning Home"

Passage from Tao Qian's "Returning Home"

Passage from Tao Qian's "Returning Home"

1555–1636

Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper
Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (17.5 x 50.5 cm)
Genre: Calligraphy
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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