# Woman at her dressing table

**Leng Mei** (Chinese)  
early 18th century  
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk  
Image: 66 13/16 × 37 3/16 in. (169.7 × 94.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 91 1/4 × 43 7/16 in. (231.8 × 110.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 91 1/4 × 47 1/4 in. (231.8 × 120 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2024.180. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/910543).

## About this work

Leng Mei painted this in the early 18th century. 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 and colour on silk.** Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.

### [Leng Mei](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/leng-mei)

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## Facts

- Type: Paintings
- Culture: China
- Real size: about 67 × 37 in (170 × 95 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 18 × 24 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 17th century
- Movement: [Chinese painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/chinese-painting)
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1298.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1298/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/woman-at-her-dressing-table-met-910543).