Suchou Temple Garden, c. 1549, Yuan Qiu, 1509-1558, 26 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. ( x cm) (image), Ink and color on paper, China, 16th century, The style of this painting featuring precise, delicate, unassuming brushwork and subtle tints of warm and cool colors is characteristic of literati painting in Suzhou as it was practiced by Wu school artists during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. This painting was done as a gift for one of the leading masters of that school, Wen Zhengming (1470-1559) on the occasion of his eightieth birthday in 1549. The work is by Yuan Qiu

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