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明十竹齋書畫譜四開|Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Unknown

1633

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Baroque Baroque

Dominant colour

明十竹齋書畫譜四開|Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy is a 1633 ink by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1633 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows two birds perched on a branch. One bird faces forward, while the other looks away, with its tail feathers spread. Above them, a few thin branches stretch across the top, and small clusters of flowers or buds appear in the background. The artist used simple ink lines to define shapes, leaving some areas blank to suggest light. The red stamp in the corner looks like a signature or mark, but the words aren’t clear. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with layered lines.