# Red Friend, in 16th-century China

Lan Ying painted this in 17th century, aged about 15. It is now at The Met in New York.

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## The work

- Date: 17th century
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 58 5/8 × 18 7/8 in. (148.9 × 47.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 9 ft. 5 in. × 26 in. (287 × 66 cm) Overall with knobs: 9 ft. 5 in. × 29 1/8 in. (287 × 74 cm)
- Type: Paintings
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979.26
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Lan Ying](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/lan-ying), Chinese, 1585–1664

1 works in the collection.

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