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Calligraphy Accompanying Xugu's Painting

Xu Gu · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1897

Palette

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Details

Artist

Xu Gu

Date

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1897

Type

Painting

Medium

Album of 25 leaves; ink and light color on paper

Size

Each leaf: 30.5 × 36.3 cm (12 × 14 1/4 in.)

Place

China

Period

19th century

Main colour

White & cream · lightness 83, colourfulness 11

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth MacNair. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules