Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, by Huang Tingjian, ca. 1095
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Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru

Calligrapher Huang Tingjian (Chinese, 1045–1105)

ca. 1095

Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Classification
Calligraphy
Dimensions
Image: 13 1/4 in. × 60 ft. 4 1/2 in. (33.7 × 1840.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 13 1/2 in. × 71 ft. 5 5/8 in. (34.3 × 2178.4 cm)
Culture
China
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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