Poem on Strolling in the Moonlight
Wen ZhengmingWW-1543-530788
1543·Album of thirty-two pages; ink on paper·H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); W. 10 3/9 in. (26.2 cm)
Album: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); W. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Gift of John M. Crawford Jr., 1982
Catalogue
- Year
- 1543
- Dimensions
- H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); W. 10 3/9 in. (26.2 cm) Album: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); W. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Wen Zhengming
Artist
Wen Zhengming
Wen Zhengming, born Wen Bi (文璧), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty. He was regarded as one of the Four Masters of Ming painting.
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- Wen Zhengming
- Year
- 1543
- Dimensions
- H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); W. 10 3/9 in. (26.2 cm) Album: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); W. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1543-530788
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- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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