Wang Xizhi watching geese, by Qian Xuan, ca. 1295
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Wang Xizhi watching geese

Qian Xuan (Chinese, 1239–1301)

ca. 1295

Medium
Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/8 x 36 1/2 in. (23.2 x 92.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 11 x 418 13/16 in. (27.9 x 1063.8 cm)
Culture
China
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of The Dillon Fund, 1973
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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