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Living Aloft, by Wen Zhengming, 1543

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Wen Zhengming

Chinese, 1470–1559

Living Aloft1543

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Image: 37 1/2 x 18 in. (95.3 x 45.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 82 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. (208.6 x 64.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 82 1/8 x 29 5/8 in. (208.6 x 75.2 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2017.327.2

Wen Zhengming painted this in 1543, aged 73. It is now at The Met in New York. More about this work

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Format

Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a 308 gsm cotton paper, with a white border.

Size

At this size the museum's file prints at 162 ppi: sharp at arm's length, a little softer than the smaller sizes up close.

Size
11 × 14 in · image 8 × 12¼
Paper
Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 308 gsm
Price
$38

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About this work

Wen Zhengming painted this in 1543, aged 73. It is now at The Met in New York.

How it was made

Hanging scroll
A painting mounted on silk with a wooden roller at the foot. It was rolled up for storage and brought out to hang for a season, a guest or an occasion.
Ink on paper
Ink made from soot and animal glue, ground with water on an inkstone. A single brush can give a hair-fine line or a broad wash, and nothing can be corrected.

Wen Zhengming

Chinese, 1470–1559

Chinese painting

Ink and colour on silk and paper, from imperial courts to scholars' retreats.

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Rights and the museum’s record

Public domain. The Met has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number
2017.327.2
Credit
Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Type
Paintings
Department
Asian Art
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