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Listening to the Bamboo

聽竹圖

late 1400s-1500s

imitator of Wen Zhengming 文徵明

(Chinese, 1470–1559)
Culture
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium
hanging scroll, ink on sutra paper
Measurements
Painting: 94.5 x 30.5 cm (37 3/16 x 12 in.); Overall with knobs: 202 x 55 cm (79 1/2 x 21 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1977.172
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertical hanging scroll in black ink on cream paper features several columns of Chinese calligraphy above a bamboo branch. The fluid script occupies the top half, while the lower portion depicts a branch with dark, tapered leaves extending diagonally upward toward the right. Several red square seal marks are stamped around the text and along the edges, balancing the minimalist composition of ink and paper.

Listening to the Bamboo

late 1400s-1500s

Wen Zhengming

(Chinese, 1470–1559)
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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