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Returning home through the snow by Dai Jin

Returning home through the snow

Dai Jin · 1455

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Artist
Dai Jin
Date
1455
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Culture
China
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Dai Jin

Dai Jin, a leading figure of the Ming Dynasty's Zhe School, dramatically escaped Beijing after a jealous court painter accused his work of anti-government bias.

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