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Fascination of Nature

Xie Chufang, 1321

Xie Chufang, Fascination of Nature, 1321, British Museum, Art Funded 1998

British Museum

Handscroll painting depicting insects and plant life with calligraphic frontispiece.

Title of artwork, date

Fascination of Nature, 1321

Date supported

1998

Medium and material

Ink & colour on silk

Dimensions

28.1 x 661 cm

Grant

198000

Total cost

380000

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