When viewing Chinese paintings
and calligraphies, especially for the first time, you may have many questions
about what you are seeing. In this feature, you will be able to look closely at
seven Chinese paintings and calligraphies from the Asian art collection at The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, and find answers to questions that viewers often have
about Chinese paintings in general.
Details
have been extracted from all of the paintings to serve as links below. After selecting
a painting, roll your cursor over the image to explore details in greater depth.
If your Internet browser does
not support this technology, simply select one of the detail links beneath the
image to access the same details. Underlined words in the text link to a glossary
of key terms. Related art-making and writing activities are also suggested, to
illuminate these works of art from a practitioner's perspective.
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