View of Lake Tai, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1543, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color

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View of Lake Tai, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1543, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold-flecked paper, 9 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559), Wen Zhengming painted this dreamy vision of Lake Tai, China's 'Great Lake,' for a friend after their springtime boat ride together. Wen's poem reads: Islands spread out in a mirror, Like purple hibiscus immersed in a watery silver platter

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Size: 6254px × 3025px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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