Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, by Sesson Shūkei, 1550s
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Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Sesson Shūkei (ca. 1504–ca. 1589)

1550s

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
Image: 40 5/16 × 20 3/8 in. (102.4 × 51.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 79 3/4 × 26 7/16 in. (202.5 × 67.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 79 3/4 × 28 9/16 in. (202.5 × 72.6 cm)
Culture
Japan
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
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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