DETAILS
- Artist
- Wen Zhengming
- Date
- 1520
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- [object Object]
- Collection
- Chinese Art
- Culture
- China, Suzhou, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
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