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Hanging scroll of vertical black ink calligraphy on brown silk with red seals and a pale patterned brocade mount.

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This hanging scroll presents vertical columns of black ink calligraphy on a warm brown silk ground, with an artist's signature and two red seals at the left. The brushwork is fluid and varied in thickness, and the mounting is a pale patterned brocade.

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Princeton University Art Museum

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